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(12943, 4, '2014-10-02 11:05:45', '2014-10-02 18:05:45', '[caption id="attachment_2328" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2328" title="Shaun Hudson-Gilpin" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Hudson-Gilpin-Shaun-300x250.jpg" alt="Shaun Hudson-Gilpin" width="300" height="250" /> After spending his adult life jumping from one odd job to the next, Shaun realized that he needed to go back to school to get the career he wanted.[/caption]\r\n\r\nShaun Hudson-Gilpin is a self-appointed Ambassador-at-Large for San Joaquin Valley College’s <a title="SJVC Antelope Valley" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/antelope-valley/" target="_blank">Lancaster</a> campus. Once he discovered what a perfect fit the <a title="Medical Assistant program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-assistant/" target="_blank">Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting</a> program was for him, he made certain that others in his personal orbit explored their career destinies at SJVC, as well.\r\n\r\nShaun brought his buddy Marcos when he dropped in to check out medical programs at the campus. Admissions Advisor Crystal Molina asked him lots of questions to help him find his perfect career match.\r\n\r\n“Crystal knows how to pick your brain so that she can direct you to the right path,” says Shaun.\r\n\r\nMarcos was inspired to enroll that day, as well, but in the Criminal Justice program. “Marcos is excited about his program, and thanks me every day,” says Shaun.\r\n\r\nAt twenty-five Shaun had spent a few years trying out different jobs. It wasn’t until he lost his customer service job at a local bank that he put on the brakes and decided that he wasn’t going to get ahead without going back to school.\r\n\r\nHis brother, Michael had studied hard to become an Emergency Medical Technician, and his sister, Brianna was in community college taking all the prerequisites necessary to get into a nursing program.\r\n\r\n“I had worked since I was out of high school and never had the time to go to college,” says Shaun. “But, now I had the free time and the opportunity to get a degree.”\r\n\r\nShaun threw himself into his education and found that his instincts for a medical career were spot on…with just one small area of concern.\r\n\r\n“Drawing blood was hard for me in the beginning,” he says. “It’s a 5-week course and it took me 3-weeks to work up the courage and confidence to stick a needle in someone else’s arm. Now I feel like a vampire, always feeling for good veins,” he laughs.\r\n\r\nHis amazing progress was not lost on Brianna, who was still struggling to get the classes she needed. She decided that Shaun’s was a better and more direct route to a nursing career, so she soon followed suit at SJVC.\r\n\r\nSince enrolling, Shaun has participated in every single orientation for new students. He assists with breakfast set-up, helps students to get settled, gives them information about programs and stands by for any testimonial input requested by SJVC presenters. Shaun has ‘sleeve’ tattoos and is occasionally asked to talk to students about how body art might be camouflaged for a work environment.\r\n\r\nShaun says that Campus Director, Joel Morgan has called out to him during orientation, “Shaun, come up here and model for us.” Shaun will show his tatts and explain about special detachable sleeves that athletes wear, which work well and are more comfortable in warm weather, than long-sleeved shirts.\r\n\r\nMainly, Shaun wants to make sure that these new students know they have found the right place to get their careers lined up. He wants them to know that they have found a home.\r\n\r\n“A lot of the time you are in different classes with lots of the same people and you feed each others’ good energy,” says Shaun. It is family-oriented here. Students, staff, teachers; everyone gets close.”\r\n\r\nShaun doesn’t miss a chance to recruit more friends and family toward education and a better career path through SJVC.\r\n\r\nHis friend Zac didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life. Shaun brought him in to see Crystal and as he promised Zac, she got to the heart of his natural talents and career fit. “Zac started the Business program in December and is in Academic Excellence, too,” says Shaun, who already has another friend lined up for the Industrial Tech program.\r\n\r\nShaun credits Crystal with providing the insight and support he and his friends have needed to pursue their educational and career success.\r\n\r\n“Other college advisors are like, ‘welcome…goodbye’”, says Shaun. “She has tons of patience and empathizes very well. She’s there for us for the long-term.”\r\n\r\nShaun’s ultimate goal is to get a B.A. degree in nursing and eventual certification in anesthesiology.\r\n\r\n“I know the things I want in life and where I want to be,” says Shaun. “I want to go to Russia for the World Cup – I’m a die-hard soccer fan. I <b>will</b> be at the Summer Olympics in Brazil in 2016. I want to be financially able to do pretty much whatever I like.”\r\n\r\nWe are happy to have helped ignite the fire for that future.', 'CAMA student is passionate recruiter', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12502-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:05:45', '2014-10-02 18:05:45', '', 12502, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12502-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12944, 4, '2014-10-02 11:06:03', '2014-10-02 18:06:03', '[caption id="attachment_2335" align="alignleft" width="250"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2335" title="Kim Houseal" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/selfie-250x300.jpg" alt="Kim Houseal" width="250" height="300" /> After losing two of the most important people in her life, Kim soldiered on, with the help and support of her family.[/caption]\r\n\r\nKim Houseal never took the support and encouragement she has gotten over the years from friends and family for granted. She is grateful for every bit of it, and does all she can to build her own strengths, confidence and capabilities.\r\n\r\nHer parents, Warren and Patty, always encouraged Kim toward higher education and by the time she was eighteen, Kim had completed Dental Assisting training and was working full-time. But, dental assisting did not meet the need she felt to be in the medical field.\r\n\r\nKim had long admired her grandmother, Lorraine, who was a nurse and treated war-wounded military personnel during her long career. Lorraine was Kim’s source of inspiration to pursue a life in medicine.\r\n\r\n“My earliest memory of my grandmother as a nurse was when I was in fifth grade, and I heard about everything that she did back during the war, like dressing wounds and caring for the wounded,” says Kim. “It made me want to help people in a way that you couldn’t in any other field.”\r\n\r\nKim lost her grandmother a year before enrolling in the <a title="SJVC Antelope Valley" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/antelope-valley/" target="_blank">Lancaster</a> Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting program. Two months into her <a title="Medical Assistant program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-assistant/" target="_blank">CAMA</a> program, Kim’s father passed away unexpectedly. Kim, her mother and two sisters, Jessica and Cassidy, pushed forward without two of their biggest cheerleaders.\r\n\r\nKim focused hard on her studies and on bonding with fellow classmates. She was surprised to find so much support and camaraderie around her, from both instructors and classmates. She was always on the Dean’s List and ended her program with a 3.66 GPA.\r\n\r\n“I was surprised at how dedicated the teachers are to helping you one-on-one,” says Kim. “And, we all (classmates) got along, talked and helped and trusted each other,” which was put to the test when it came time to perform injections and blood draws on each other.\r\n\r\n“At first we were laughing about it, but when those needles came out, everybody got serious and professional,” says Kim.\r\n\r\nKim’s rapport with instructors and fellow students did not go unnoticed.\r\n\r\n“Kim’s ability to connect with her classmates, faculty and staff is amazing,” says instructor La Shawna Poston. “If her performance in my class is any indication of how well she will succeed, Kim will do extremely well in the medical field.”\r\n\r\nThroughout her CAMA program Kim worked part-time at a local movie theater, but she was very surprised when her Campus Director suggested she interview for a full-time front office position at Avors Medical Group. One interview later, she was hired. Fortunately, Kim only had to balance one month of full-time work with class while she completed her studies.\r\n\r\nToday Kim enjoys the satisfaction of a career she feels was made possible by the support and encouragement of so many. Family, teachers, classmates, close friends, and her boyfriend, Enrique – all have made it possible for her to be in the medical field she so desired.\r\n\r\n“I love the people I work with and like what I am doing, but I want to be more in the back-office,” says Kim. “They are cross-training me now, and I get to take patient vitals and be more involved in direct patient care,” she says.\r\n\r\nKim has some big plans of her own to extend her patient involvement.\r\n\r\n“I plan on going back to school and start working toward my B.A.; and then maybe get into a nursing program.”\r\n\r\nKim is making certain that she is ready for the next phase of her life by enriching the one she is living right now.\r\n\r\n“I love to cook, go to the gym and hike; that’s my life,” she says. Kim hits the gym five days a week; sometimes during her lunch break.\r\n\r\n“I spend 30-40 minutes working out and eat in the 20 minutes I have left,” she says. “It helps me to be more energized throughout the day; and I don’t get that afternoon crash.”\r\n\r\nKim has managed to get a few co-workers to join her on 5-6 mile hikes in areas about a hour’s drive away.\r\n\r\n“We go almost every weekend, and it helps us to get to know each other a little better,” she says.\r\n\r\nKim isn’t very worried about the future. She knows that she will take it a step at a time, that whatever support and encouragement she needs will be there when she needs it. Her dad’s best advice still rings true for her:\r\n\r\n“Just be your best self and live your own dreams to create your own happiness.”\r\n\r\nKim has a lock on that.', 'Support is key to CAMA student’s success', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12504-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:06:03', '2014-10-02 18:06:03', '', 12504, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12504-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12945, 4, '2014-10-02 11:06:37', '2014-10-02 18:06:37', '<img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2345" title="Virginia Harris" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/001-225x300.jpg" alt="Virginia Harris" width="225" height="300" />Virginia Harris did not plan to be a teacher. As a Cal State Long Beach student in the 1970s, she was on track to go to medical school. But college opened her eyes to more than career aspirations when she took up the mantle of activism. Education and career objectives took a backseat to the priorities of inequality.\r\n\r\nThroughout those years she spent a lot of time participating in walk-outs, sit-ins, demonstrations and carrying picket signs. Protests of the Vietnam War were intertwined with racial tensions.\r\n\r\n“The entire decade of the 70''s was a distraction to my path into the medical field,” says Virginia.\r\n\r\nShe found herself immersed in community organizing and became a strident member of the Black Panther Party. Organizing efforts helped provide breakfast and lunches to disadvantaged children. The Black Panther Party persuaded businesses to donate groceries and shoes to children, and the Chapter provided after-school tutoring programs for students struggling academically.\r\n\r\nVirginia went to Mississippi during the 1987 elections to help thwart a Klu Klux Klan threat to disrupt the elections there. Without realizing it, Virginia’s activism brought to her the very skills and understanding that would make her such a beloved teacher.\r\n\r\n“Being a community organizer helped me in being an instructor because it allows me to be open to hear what the needs of people are, to be considerate of what people need and not feel that my program or what I want done is the only way to do that,” says Virginia.\r\n\r\nSonia Candelas, a previous Business Administration program student who now works at SJVC, says, “I always was inspired by her and wasn’t shocked when I found out how much of a voice she had in the Civil Rights Movement. Her work with Rosa Parks shows that anyone who is willing to put in the effort will do great things.”\r\n\r\nVirginia draws much of her personal and professional inspiration from her mother, Hazel, who instilled in her a strong sense of justice. Virginia’s daughter, Karrie, keeps her grounded, and Mrs. Rosa Parks, as well as Elaine Brown, Chairman for the Black Panthers during part of that tumultuous decade of the 70s, are also strong influences.\r\n\r\nA year ago, after seven years at the University of Antelope Valley, Virginia became an instructor for the <a title="Medical Office program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-office/" target="_blank">Administrative Health Care Management</a> program at the <a title="SJVC Antelope Valley" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/antelope-valley/" target="_blank">Lancaster</a> campus. As a formerly licensed Emergency Medical Technician who still feels the pull toward the clinical side of medicine, Virginia knows the importance of impressing her AHCM students with the full impact of their career choice.\r\n\r\n“The administrative side of a medical practice is what keeps the office running and gets the bills paid,” she says. “The front office is the hub, and preparing students to work in that position is really exciting for me.”\r\n\r\nWhile students are hard at work learning medical terminology, billing and coding procedures and patient scheduling protocol, Mrs. Harris makes sure that there is plenty of fun to go along with it.\r\n\r\n“There is lots of laughter in my class,” she says. “Students are really floored when they find out that I am 61, and that tickles me. I believe I’m still young at heart and carry myself that way.”\r\n\r\nVirginia has a couple of ways to relax that might give her students pause. She likes to unload a little lead at the firing range. Shotgun, rifle or pistol, she enjoys building her skills and her own brand of relaxation.\r\n\r\nUntil she broke an ankle, she also enjoyed skydiving. “I promised my daughter, Karrie, that I would stop if I ever got hurt.” Good news for Virginia’s mom, too.\r\n\r\nVirginia also likes to do crossword puzzles – in ink. “My whole focus is keeping my mind sharp as long as I can. I will never stop learning and believe that we should learn something new every day.”\r\n\r\nShe makes sure that happens by taking classes along the way. “I am a perpetual student and will take any class to enhance my skills, whether administrative or clinical,” says Virginia.\r\n\r\nVirginia has lots of motivation to push herself to greater heights of education and accomplishment.\r\n\r\n“My students motivate me,” she says. “They are the reason I get up in the morning; that I get here on time. I want to see the future, and I see the future in them.”', 'Unplanned career falls into place', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12505-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:06:37', '2014-10-02 18:06:37', '', 12505, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12505-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12946, 4, '2014-10-02 11:07:35', '2014-10-02 18:07:35', '[caption id="attachment_2306" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2306 " title="Shannon Cocilova and family" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/14-2b-300x294.jpg" alt="Shannon Cocilova and family" width="300" height="294" /> Once a Respiratory Therapy student at SJVC, Shannon is now an instructor for the same program for the same institution.[/caption]\r\n\r\nAs an RT student sitting in the Rancho Cucamonga classroom in 2008, Shannon Cocilova had no idea that she would one day be in the one standing in front of a SJVC classroom covering some of the very same material she was working hard to absorb.\r\n\r\n“I always knew I wanted to be in education,” says Shannon, “but I thought I’d be in departmental education in a hospital. I ended up in the collegiate world where I enjoy extending my knowledge, while trying to keep up with the latest and greatest research, treatments and equipment in our field.”\r\n\r\nAfter graduation from her <a title="Respiratory Therapy program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/respiratory-therapy/" target="_blank">Respiratory Therapy</a> program, Shannon spent almost four years working in Loma Linda University Medical Center’s NICU. Today, she still works as a RT part-time in the NICU at the Rancho Springs Medical Center, while she teaches Respiratory Therapy at the <a title="SJVC Temecula" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/temecula/" target="_blank">Temecula</a> campus.\r\n\r\nAs a Respiratory Therapy student Shannon excelled in her studies. The highlight of her education experience was being part of the LLUMC practitioner team that competed in the State Sputum Bowl, where they took home 1<sup>st</sup> Place in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Their wins qualified the team to compete on a National level where they finally took the top prize in 2011.\r\n\r\nThat experience motivated Shannon to assemble her own team of top RT students to compete in last year’s Sputum Bowl. It didn’t hurt that her <i>Pink Puffers</i> would be going up against SJVC’s Rancho Cucamonga (now Ontario) RT team, the <i>Premature Buzzers</i>.\r\n\r\n“When I started, my goal was to get a team together to beat Grey Benton (Rancho Cucamonga’s RT instructor),” says Shannon. “I have that competitive bug in me!” Temecula’s <i>Pink Puffers </i>won first place in the state and went on to earn third place nationally.\r\n\r\nShannon’s students respond very well to her style of instruction.\r\n\r\n“I’m a hands-on teacher,” she says. “I want to get the students out of their seats and their hands on the equipment they’re going to be working with. “You can easily lose your audience with technical material, so you find a creative way to keep them involved.”\r\n\r\nShannon spends a lot of time helping students understand their role from a patient’s perspective and how patients feel when they struggle to breathe. She has her students exhale and hold their breath while they wrap their chests in ace bandages, just to feel how someone with restrictive lung disease cannot take a deep breath. Or, she has them suck in air through increasingly smaller straws to feel what it is like for asthmatic patients to struggle for air.\r\n\r\n“Anybody can go out there and turn knobs and change settings,” says Shannon. “I want my students to see the whole picture of a patient; to really assess patients and engage them in conversation. Compassion is an essential part of our job.”\r\n\r\nThe respiratory care specialty and its treatment modalities and technology are constantly changing. Shannon wants to make sure that her students enter this career field with everything they need to become successful clinicians.\r\n\r\n“RTs coming into our field need the necessary knowledge to keep up with the ‘super bugs’ we have right now and know the new technology and methods for treating them,” says Shannon.\r\n\r\nShannon had the chance to observe, in a very personal way, the skill and empathy of some of her students when she was a patient in the hospital recently, with post surgery pneumonia. Although Shannon could not speak, she was aware of her externs, whose job it was to give her breathing treatments and EKGs.\r\n\r\n“I got to see them in true action, doing their jobs correctly and well, which made me proud,” she says.\r\n\r\nBack in the classroom Shannon remains committed to helping her RT students achieve their highest professional potential.\r\n\r\n“I want to mold future clinicians to provide the best care possible for their patients,” she says. To see their eagerness to learn, their faces when the light bulb goes off and the excitement in their eyes, is my reward. They just surprise me and make me laugh every day. I love my job.”\r\n\r\nShannon’s son, Anthony, was one of those students, until he graduated this January. She took special pleasure in his accomplishments – including Sputum Bowl team membership – in the career they will now share.\r\n\r\nShannon, husband Anthony and their kids Tony (19) and Kaitlyn (22) enjoy a close home life.\r\n\r\n“I think I’m crazy, but I just don’t want them to leave,” says Shannon about her son and daughter living at home. “I want to hold onto them and not let go.”\r\n\r\nUndoubtedly, they have plenty of room to breathe.', 'Respiratory Therapy grad finds teaching career at SJVC', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12500-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:07:35', '2014-10-02 18:07:35', '', 12500, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12500-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12947, 4, '2014-10-02 11:07:52', '2014-10-02 18:07:52', '[caption id="attachment_2301" align="alignleft" width="225"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2301" title="Rafael Oropeza" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_0180b-225x300.jpg" alt="Rafael Oropeza" width="225" height="300" /> Before working for SJVC, Rafael had never really considered teaching, but his students are glad he finally did.[/caption]\r\n\r\nRafael Oropeza never had a lifelong plan to become a teacher. Maybe that is why his style as an educator is so elastic, and stretches to meet the individual needs of his <a title="Business Administration program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/business-administration/" target="_blank">Business Administration</a> and General Ed students at the <a title="SJVC Temecula" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/temecula/" target="_blank">Temecula</a> campus.\r\n\r\n“I’m constantly changing my teaching style, depending on the type of students I have and their needs,” says Oropeza. “Some need a lot of structure, some more group or individual work, and others more ‘clicker’ activities, where they clicker-vote on the correct answer to a multiple choice question on the board, and we discuss them until all votes are correct.”\r\n\r\nRafael’s objective is to instill enough confidence in his students and in their own abilities, that he can step to the side and allow them to depend on their new-found problem-solving skills.\r\n\r\n“I want them to be in charge of their own learning and to have faith in themselves,” says Oropeza, who encounters a lot of students with ‘math anxiety’. “I get excited when they get the answers on their own, without me walking them through it.”\r\n\r\nWhatever his teaching style, it seems to be working very well. Students voted for Rafael to receive the <i>Apple Award </i>last September that recognized extraordinary instructor effort above and beyond already high expectations.\r\n\r\n“It is not a surprise the students respond well to Mr. O, as they refer to him around campus,” says Robyn Whiles, Campus Director. “There is not a Friday that goes by that you do not find Mr. O in the SC, tutoring math students. He continually changes classroom teaching strategies, looking for small measures of improvement. He has passion for students, strives to make a difference, and always gives the extra effort needed.”\r\n\r\nRafael is plugged into his students’ success and does all he can to help guide them in that direction. During his five-plus years on campus, he has been an ASB and SIFE advisor.\r\n\r\nIt is hard to imagine that a career in education was not on his radar until seeking a position at SJVC. He was, however, always involved in helping others while he was getting his B.A. degree at Cal State San Bernardino in 2008. Rafael volunteered with a literacy program at a local public library, helping Spanish-speaking people struggling with English.\r\n\r\n“That experience and the reward I felt helping them better themselves, gave me an interest in education,” he says.\r\n\r\nIt has been the right move for him and has brought many rewards.\r\n\r\n“There are lots of little moments that stand out,” says Rafael. “A student came up to me recently and said, ‘I just want to let you know that this is the highest grade I’ve ever gotten on a math quiz,’” he says. “It’s the little things students say that let me know it is worth it.”\r\n\r\nSometimes it is not the student’s words, but their personal transformation that shows the impact education can have on confidence levels.\r\n\r\n“There was a student I had in every Business class,” says Oropeza. “He hardly interacted with teachers or students at all; just kept to himself. By the end of it, he was totally outgoing, very funny and engaging with others and had total confidence in just being himself.”\r\n\r\nThese are the stories and life-changes that affirm Rafael’s commitment to teach.\r\n\r\n“First and foremost I want my students to be able to function professionally in the workforce,” says Rafael. “I want them to be able to think about problems and come up with logical steps to solve them. That goes for life, as well as problems at work.”\r\n\r\nRafael hopes to take his success as an educator to an even higher level.\r\n\r\n“I would like to eventually move to a Division Manager or other management role to be able to impact the program even more and contribute more to what the organization is doing for the students,” he says.\r\n\r\nRafael keeps all things in balance and perspective with words of encouragement he pulls from comedian Bill Hicks. “It’s just a ride,” Hicks says. “What it means,” says Rafael, “is that we shouldn’t sweat the small stuff, but take life as it happens and just go with it. It’s always a choice between fear and love…and what are you going to choose.”\r\n\r\nRafael makes his choices pretty clear.', 'Empowering Others Inspires a Commitment to Teaching', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12499-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:07:52', '2014-10-02 18:07:52', '', 12499, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12499-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12948, 4, '2014-10-02 11:08:30', '2014-10-02 18:08:30', '[caption id="attachment_2266" align="alignleft" width="181"]<img class="size-full wp-image-2266 " title="Association of Surgical Technologists" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/logo.png" alt="Association of Surgical Technologists" width="181" height="99" /> Michael''s article was published through the Association of Surgical Technologists'' monthly publication: the Surgical Technologist.[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen Michael Bagtas graduated from SJVC’s <a title="SJVC Fresno" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/fresno/" target="_blank">Fresno</a> campus in November of 2012, he could have disappeared from the educational scene, content to work in his career field with his new Associate’s Degree.\r\n\r\nHowever, this <a title="Surgical Technology program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/surgical-technology/" target="_blank">Surgical Technology</a> graduate continues to involve himself in his field beyond simply working. He is a member of the AST, or the Association of Surgical Technologists.\r\n\r\nA degree is necessary for employment, but it is not the only thing. Surgical technologists who wish to continue working in their field must maintain their qualifications over the years.\r\n\r\nThis is where the Association of Surgical Technologists can help. Providing opportunities for continuing education, the organization helps keep surgical technologists in the game, working but continuing to learn and hone their skills.\r\n\r\nAs an active member, Michael wrote an article of his own to be published in the association’s monthly periodical: <i>The Surgical Technologist</i>.\r\n\r\nSJVC prides itself on the outstanding work of its students and graduates. We hope to continue to see former students like Michael involved in the professional organizations specific to their fields.\r\n\r\nKeep up the good work, Michael.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHis article can be accessed through the link below.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.ast.org/uploadedFiles/Main_Site/Content/Publications/Web_CE_March_2014.pdf">https://www.ast.org/uploadedFiles/Main_Site/Content/Publications/Web_CE_March_2014.pdf</a>', 'Surgical Technology Graduate''s work published', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12498-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:08:30', '2014-10-02 18:08:30', '', 12498, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12498-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12949, 4, '2014-10-02 11:09:31', '2014-10-02 18:09:31', '[caption id="attachment_2244" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244" title="Candace Hunter" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Me-300x223.jpg" alt="Candace Hunter" width="300" height="223" /> As a program instructor, Candace''s job is not just to train her students in the ways of their profession, but to teach them how to be professional members of the work force.[/caption]\r\n\r\nTeachers can spend an entire career trying to figure out how to connect with students. For <a title="Medical Assistant program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-assistant/" target="_blank">Clinical Medical Assisting and Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting</a> instructor, Candace Hunter, it just comes naturally.\r\n\r\n“Building trust,” says Mrs. Hunter. “I like to share stories about things I have witnessed during my 23-years as a Medical Assistant. We talk about things like how to handle a difficult patient and about how you can react the way you would like to, or how to react in a professional way,” she says.\r\n\r\nCandace likes to lean in to the challenges of teaching students who have very diverse backgrounds and work experience.\r\n\r\n“I really enjoy it when students come in and they don’t know anything medical,” she says. “To see the change from where they start to what they become is very gratifying. Not only is it affirmation that they are in the right program, it is a self-esteem booster for a lot of these students.”\r\n\r\nIt does not take CMA and CAMA students very long to figure out that they are in good hands in Mrs. Hunter’s class.\r\n\r\n“She is a caring teacher who puts her focus and time in to her students,” says student Michelle Navarro. “The class, as a whole, thrives to want to do better because of her structure and being a good role model so we don’t want to disappoint her.”\r\n\r\nThen, there is the <i>Fred Factor</i>. Writer Mark Sanborn’s bestseller, <i>The Fred Factor</i>, was about his postman, Fred, and the extraordinary service he provided. Sanborn identifies four principles that some people have that demonstrate the <i>Fred Factor</i>. Those are individuals who: choose to make a positive difference each day, have a heart for people, change ordinary moments into memorable ones, and lead by example.\r\n\r\n<a title="SJVC Fresno" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/fresno/" target="_blank">Fresno Campus</a> Director, Sumer Avila, took his inspiration and set up a nomination system to recognize those attitudes and behaviors with a <i>Fred Factor </i>award for students, staff and faculty.\r\n\r\nRecently, an Orientation for new students was interrupted in order to present Candace Hunter with nine Fred Factor Awards. “It was great because many students at the Orientation would be in my class the following Monday, and they got to see that and maybe think, ‘Hey, we’ve got an awesome teacher,’” says Candace.\r\n\r\nCandace is quick to credit SJVC with providing programs that give graduates the best opportunity for success. “I admire the fact that at SJVC we go more in depth in student training,” she says. “Our students have an advantage when they go out there because they have more knowledge.”\r\n\r\nHer students feel both the weight of the medical programs’ expectations and the support to do well. “She makes sure we understand what we are learning and cares if we aren’t doing well,” says Kathryn Wilson. “She wants to help us to succeed in our career.”\r\n\r\nCandace creates an equal opportunity learning environment where each student gets her full attention.\r\n\r\n“Lots of students come in with a lot of uncertainty and very little direction,” says Candace. “But, they know they want to have a better life, to provide better for their families, but they’re not sure how to do it.\r\n\r\nShe starts with professionalism; one of the things, she admits, that is the hardest to teach.\r\n\r\n“I explain that in past jobs they might have been able to come to work late, dress how they want, use swear words or talk back to a supervisor…but not when they get into their new profession,” says Candace.\r\n\r\nCandace knew about this code of professional behavior long before she entered the workforce.\r\n\r\n“My dad, Harold, was my hero, she says. “He worked long hours as a truck driver and always had good words of advice: get to work before you are supposed to start. Don’t expect anyone to hand anything to you, you will only achieve anything with hard work, and never settle for less.”\r\n\r\nCandace remains a steadfast role model, as her students gradually embrace the skills and behaviors of their new profession.\r\n\r\n“It just feels great to be a part of someone’s professional and personal growth,” says Candace.\r\n\r\nIt makes her time at home with her husband, Rayme, and their two dogs all the sweeter.', 'MA students pile it on for favorite instructor', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12495-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:09:31', '2014-10-02 18:09:31', '', 12495, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12495-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12950, 4, '2014-10-02 11:11:38', '2014-10-02 18:11:38', '[caption id="attachment_2273" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2273" title="Jessica Pinedo" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photo2-300x176.jpg" alt="Jessica Pinedo" width="300" height="176" /> For some, doubt can help calm overconfidence, but for others, like Jessica, the excessive humility flies in the face of her achievement.[/caption]\r\n\r\nEveryone around Jessica Pinedo sees her <a title="Respiratory Therapy program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/respiratory-therapy/" target="_blank">RT</a> program and leadership accomplishments and has no doubts about a bright career ahead for her. Everyone except Jessica.\r\n\r\nEven as the recognition and awards stack up, she is filled with self-doubt.\r\n\r\n“I hold myself to very high standards and beat myself up a lot,” she admits. “I consider myself failing more often than succeeding.”\r\n\r\nA recent B-grade in one of her classes and a missed day of school due to a family emergency dropped her 4.0 GPA to a 3.9. “It was really upsetting to me,” Jessica agonized.\r\n\r\nJessica takes little comfort in the facts of her program and educational accomplishments. She is a member of the campus Lions Club, contributed hours of volunteer work for Cystic Fibrosis, American Lung Association and events on behalf of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, while she holds onto a presence on the Dean’s List and Perfect Attendance list, as well as past recognition on the Honors List.\r\n\r\nMost recently Jessica’s nomination form was accepted by the California Society for Respiratory Care (CSRC) to clear the way for her campaign for President for her region of this statewide organization. Should she win that race, she will be the first student to do so.\r\n\r\n“I highly recommend Jessica (for President) because of her passion for Respiratory Care and her spirited, youthful energy she will bring our Region,” says Russell McCord, <a title="SJVC Ontario" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/ontario/" target="_blank">Ontario</a> RT instructor and current CSRC Vice President.\r\n\r\nMaybe Jessica does not feel the full measure of her abilities and accomplishments because her struggles have overcast their shine.\r\n\r\nJessica had her first son, Blake, when she was nineteen. A couple of years later, Connor made it a young family of three. The next dozen years were a whirl of gains and losses. Jessica found a career as a Pharmacy Technician, but felt the miss of direct involvement with patients. She lost her 55-year old mom, Debra, who as a nurse was Jessica’s inspiration to work in the medical field.\r\n\r\n“My mom was a fabulous nurse who had a passion for patients,” says Jessica. “When I was little, she took me to work with her and always treated me like someone who could handle information about what her patients were struggling with.”\r\n\r\nDebra was also at Jessica’s side throughout the natural birth of her first son. “She was my # 1 coach and walked me through every aspect of the process,” says Jessica. “There’s nothing like having your mother there every step of the way.”\r\n\r\nDebra had been gone almost two years when Jessica enrolled in SJVC’s Respiratory Therapy program. She realized that she was going to need lots of support to make it through the 20-month commitment. Jessica’s boyfriend, Joseph, and her two sons pitched in to cover, as well as they could, the many responsibilities at home.\r\n\r\n“My boys are super excited and supportive,” says Jessica. “They clean up their own messes and do their own laundry,” she says. “But, they remind me, ‘Mom, we can’t wait for you to get a job.’”\r\n\r\nThe hardest time came when Joseph had to take a job in Montana. During the year he was gone their support team expanded even deeper into family ties, which include Blake’s grandmother, Sherri, Joseph’s mother, Cindy, and Jessica’s grandmother and aunt who both live a distance away, but provide lots of loving, emotional support. The person doing much of the heavy lifting was Jessica’s dad, Jesse, for whom she was named.\r\n\r\n“I’ve had so much support from my dad, who often takes the kids to school and picks them up,” says Jessica. “Without Dad, I wouldn’t have been able to do this. The older I’ve gotten, the closer we’ve gotten.\r\n\r\nJoseph is working close to home now, and his emotional and financial help is critical to Jessica’s success as a student. Originally, he and Jessica were enrolling in the RT program together, but when Joseph was in the final stages of enrollment he had to follow his job out of state.\r\n\r\n“He’s been paying a lot of the bills and he’s been emotionally supportive through my exams and melt-down days,” says Jessica, who is often a bit overwhelmed.  “But, we have no time to go anywhere or do anything while I’m in my clinicals.”\r\n\r\nDue to graduate in May, Jessica is knee-deep in clinical rotations – and loving it. She is getting to sample various medical environments and enjoying the opportunity to make a positive impression on a possible future employer.\r\n\r\n“I’m interested in a specialty acute care hospital, or a residency program that has a very intense learning environment and specialty training in pediatrics and ICU,” says Jessica, who wants to eventually get her Bachelor’s degree.\r\n\r\nFew doubt that Jessica can capture any one of these outstanding medical opportunities. Except Jessica, who teeters on the edge of self-assurance.\r\n\r\n“My confidence level in general is not so high,” she says. “I come off as a confident individual, but deep down inside…,” she trails off in her self-doubt.\r\n\r\nThose who surround her and witness her daily strength and determination will steadfastly keep the faith for Jessica’s abilities and dreams until she can claim them for herself.', 'A bright future lies ahead for RT student, even if she can’t see it', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12491-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:11:38', '2014-10-02 18:11:38', '', 12491, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12491-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12951, 4, '2014-10-02 11:11:53', '2014-10-02 18:11:53', '[caption id="attachment_2227" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2227" title="Steve Hauswirth" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/steve-300x239.jpg" alt="Steve Hauswirth" width="300" height="239" /> Graduate Steve Hauswirth and his family.[/caption]\r\n\r\nSteve Hauswirth enlisted in the Air Force when he was 21-years old and spent the next ten years advancing in levels of responsibility for medical units. His training, education and expertise grew with each assignment.\r\n\r\nSteve’s military assignments spanned medical technician and Independent Duty Medical Technician, to Jack-of-all-trades where he performed medical and dental exams, labs, water sampling/testing, food inspections; anything to do with the health and wellness of the unit.\r\n\r\n“Every day we had to inspect all the food and check the temperatures to make sure it was OK to eat,” says Steve. An outbreak of dysentery was not going to happen on his watch.\r\n\r\nSteve’s military career allowed him to go as far as he wanted in his medical training and responsibility. But, finally, what he wanted was to come home and serve the rural central San Joaquin Valley.\r\n\r\nSteve had met Krystal, his wife-to-be, who was also in the military. Now in the Sacramento area, Steve searched for a school that would allow him to use his veteran’s education benefits and earn Physician Assistant status.\r\n\r\nMany military veterans returning home after years of providing high level medical care in the service of their country are finding that there is no place for them to apply their skills in the states without attending an accredited training program and then qualifying for licensure.\r\n\r\nCurrent legislation and benefits, such as the <i>Returning Heroes Tax Credit</i>, American Jobs Act, GI Bill and grant awards to colleges and universities that train veterans for careers as Physician Assistants, are helping to solidify training and keep military medics in the field.\r\n\r\n“The VA gave me one year to get into a school or lose the money,” says Steve. He was not going to let his chance to make the most of his extensive medical experience slip away.\r\n\r\nHe heard about SJVC’s <a title="Physician Assistant program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/physician-assistant/" target="_blank">PA</a> program in <a title="SJVC Visalia" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/visalia/" target="_blank">Visalia</a> and made the trip to check it out.\r\n\r\n“I met with the faculty and a few students and learned quickly that there was a very strong military background among staff and faculty; it became my one and only choice,” says Steve, who had just finished 30 units of prerequisites in 14-months, while working 45-50 hours a week supervising an urgent care department.\r\n\r\nSteve dove in, leaving his military bride of just one week to start their life together….alone.\r\n\r\n“She has been there for me from the beginning,” says Steve. “Who gets married and then lets her husband go away, potentially for two years!”\r\n\r\n“The PA program was hard, and I was in the books all the time,” says Steve. “I wasn’t expecting was the amount of community service and outreach we did, which included working with the Veteran’s Caucus of the American Academy of Physician Assistants – in which I was the founding president of the student group at SJVC.”\r\n\r\n“It wasn’t until our White Coat ceremony that it finally hit me,” says Steve. “That was probably my proudest moment; when it all felt real to me.”\r\n\r\nThen, it was over. And, even before his graduation ceremony, Steve had been offered a Physician Assistant position with Adventist Health. He loves what he is doing in primary care and making an immediate difference with someone’s medical concern or injury.\r\n\r\nIn his youth, Steve and his single mom and two siblings had also struggled, depending at one time on welfare and food stamps.\r\n\r\n“We pulled together, while my mom went to trade school and got her A.S. degree in Secretarial Studies,” says Steve. “I want my life’s work to serve that community we came from.”\r\n\r\nSteve is motivated by the need to take good care of his family. Although his 15-year old daughter, Micah, lives out of state, he wants to make sure that she has the opportunities he never had. Steve is also very proud of Krystal, who works in the IT department at Fresno’s VA Hospital.\r\n\r\n“In addition to supporting me when I was in school, Krystal was finishing her Bachelor’s degree,” he says. “Now she has a Masters in Business and intends to get into hospital administration.”\r\n\r\nThey are a family of strong determination and realized dreams. But, there is another vision taking shape.\r\n\r\n“We just found out we are going to have a baby,” Steve shares confidentially. The quest continues.', 'Physician Assistant program is a natural for this veteran', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12493-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:11:53', '2014-10-02 18:11:53', '', 12493, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12493-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(12953, 4, '2014-10-02 11:12:27', '2014-10-02 18:12:27', '[caption id="attachment_2235" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2235" title="Graduation" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/WP_20140131_18_02_30_Pro-Fuse-300x169.jpg" alt="Graduation" width="300" height="169" /> For the first time in its history, Temecula''s graduating class featured HVAC-R students, graduates of a program meant to stay on the campus.[/caption]\r\n\r\nAmong January’s graduating class of 126 students, 8 held the distinction of being the first <a title="Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/heating-ventilation-air-conditioning-and-refrigeration/" target="_blank">Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration</a> program graduates to walk across the stage to claim their degrees.\r\n\r\n<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The 88-graduates who participated in the ceremony held at the Rancho Community Church, finalized their career training goals in front of 1,200 friends and families gathered to witness the ceremony and celebration of their education accomplishment.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">When the HVAC-R’s small class of eight students began their studies in this debut program in the fall of 2012, this moment was still a hazy vision in their mind’s eye.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">“The first day of class our group of guys looked at each other not knowing what to expect,” says Joseph Weaver, who was part of that original program and a Student Speaker at graduation. “But, standing there in cap and gown, we weren’t newbies anymore.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Joseph was excited to address the nearly-filled room and share his story of success, as well as his pride in helping “lay the groundwork for the HVAC-R students” to follow. Joseph, who started his new job with Gilmore Refrigeration the Monday after his program’s last class, felt his hard work paid off.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">“I found a place to land right after I finished the program,” says Joseph. “Before graduation we were standing in the hallway, talking with our teachers about our jobs and what we had learned that we were already using.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Most of his classmates worked full-time while they were in the program, and took special pride in their accomplishment.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">SJVC’s 14-month Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration program is offered on several of the other campuses and was felt to be a perfect fit for the Temecula area.</span>\r\n\r\n“Our campus’s central location and climate make us ideal for guys wanting to get into this field and employers looking for technicians who can handle both commercial and residential systems and equipment,” says Anthony Melgares, HVAC-R instructor at the <a title="SJVC Temecula" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/temecula/" target="_blank">Temecula</a> campus. He emphasizes that this is a good business for females to get into, as well, as “the job doesn’t require lifting heavy equipment; that is done by equipment installers.”\r\n\r\nHVAC-R graduates left the graduation stage that night feeling the full confidence their A.S. degree and newly acquired skills and knowledge gave them.\r\n\r\n“The best part about it is they come out of it with a degree that puts them up for leadership and supervisory roles, and sets them up for advancement in this field,” says Melgares. “These students were very motivated; and they were very proud and deserved to be proud.”\r\n\r\n<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The HVAC-R program is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing on campus. Nearly 40 students are enrolled and working toward successful completion. Not surprisingly, many currently in the enrollment process were at that recent graduation ceremony and were inspired to strive for their own career in this field – and their moment on that stage.</span>', 'Temecula’s First HVAC-R class graduates', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12492-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:12:27', '2014-10-02 18:12:27', '', 12492, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12492-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12954, 4, '2014-10-02 11:12:44', '2014-10-02 18:12:44', '[caption id="attachment_2207" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2207" title="Mario Lemus" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mario-300x200.jpg" alt="Mario Lemus" width="300" height="200" /> From left to right: Jeff Rubio, fellow PA student, Monica Urmson, Assistant to PA Director, and Mario Lemus[/caption]\r\n\r\nFive and a half years in the Marine Corps, working as an F-18 jet mechanic, gave Mario Lemus the framework he needed to be a dedicated student. He brought disciplined study habits learned from many military courses, leadership from supervisory positions and the wisdom that comes from adapting to military life and personal circumstances and challenges.\r\n\r\n“My military background gave me an advantage,” says Mario. “When I presented myself to the <a title="Physician Assistant program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/physician-assistant/" target="_blank">PA</a> program I knew what was expected of me and what I could expect of myself. I felt right at home.”\r\n\r\nBut, Mario’s real preparation for a career helping others began many years earlier when, at nine years old, he started to work alongside his parents and older siblings in the fields, migrating from state-to-state as various crops were ready for harvest. He attended many schools and struggled to learn English. His parents made attending school regularly a high priority.\r\n\r\n“Anyone going through a harsh position in life gets to appreciate a different perspective,” says Mario. “I was conscious of my social, economic status and knew I would have to further develop myself academically to reach my potential.”\r\n\r\nOne of the most important things Mario took away from a childhood filled with both struggle and strong family ties, is an enormous empathy for others. It is what drew him to the military and their code of ‘Honor, Courage and Commitment’.\r\n\r\n“In the military I saw a lot of individuals who have this character,” says Mario. “What they do is take care of our nation, take care of our families; they are in the business of helping other people.”\r\n\r\nMario’s need for a career that allows him to demonstrate this devotion to the care of others was inspired by his older brother Rafael, who is a general surgeon and his sister Guadalupe, a nurse practitioner.\r\n\r\n“We all kind of assessed my skill set, my desire to be involved in the community and my knack for guiding individuals to a better path. We felt the PA path would be a good profession for me.”\r\n\r\nMario was surprised to find so many military veterans in the classroom and among faculty. It was reassuring to him. “When I saw so many veterans were part of the program, I decided I was going to be in this program, no matter what it took,” he said.\r\n\r\nIn August, 2012 Mario, his wife Roxana and their daughters Liliana, age four, and Jasmine, age two, set out to see his vision come true.\r\n\r\nBut weeks into the PA program Mario was struggling.\r\n\r\n“I suffer academically; that’s the truth of the matter,” he says. “I have a learning deficit and it’s always something I’ve struggled with.” Mario’s solution is to dig in deeper.\r\n\r\n“Mario is the first student here and the last to leave every day,” says Jed Grant, PA Program Director. “He has dedicated his life to serving those around him and it shows in all he says and does.”\r\n\r\n“I see other classmates and everybody is trying their hardest,” says Mario. “I don’t feel I’m special, but I do feel I’m surrounded by special people.”\r\n\r\nMario cannot go any further without singling out two of those who have helped him the most. At SJVC it is fellow student and Vietnam veteran, Jeff Rubio and Monica Urmson, Assistant to PA Program Director.\r\n\r\n“Me and Jeff are both considered the ‘rocks’ of our families and we just ended up finding each other,” says Mario. “He has so many character traits I respect…determination, drive. He is a close friend who inspires and motivates me and is a huge part of my experience here,” he says, his throat catching.\r\n\r\nMario is also grateful to Monica for all the support she has given him during his academic low points.\r\n\r\n“Monica is my guiding light through a lot of this,” he says. “When you’re not performing academically, you wonder if you belong in this profession. She pushed me and believed in me a lot of times when I questioned myself.”\r\n\r\nMario also wants to mention his PA instructor, Aundrey Sidoreinko, who “gave me direction in which I could focus and aim my efforts.”\r\n\r\nBut, no one was as steadfast as his support team at home. Roxana, a middle school teacher, made sure that Mario felt the full force of her confidence in him.\r\n\r\n“I stand here because she supports me spiritually, emotionally, financially,” says Mario who graduates in August.\r\n\r\nNo matter how difficult it gets, Mario does not lose sight of the goal.\r\n\r\n“I am a mirror of values, character, leadership and so many other qualities of people who have made an impact on me,” says Mario. “I emulate these qualities out of respect for them and only want to know that what I do in my life is reflected in the people I have helped.”', 'The U.S. Marine Corps clears a path for Physician Assistant student', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12489-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:12:44', '2014-10-02 18:12:44', '', 12489, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12489-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12955, 4, '2014-10-02 11:13:01', '2014-10-02 18:13:01', '[caption id="attachment_2157" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2157  " title="Natalia Dominguez" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-1b-300x225.jpg" alt="Natalia Dominguez" width="300" height="225" /> From admission to graduation, Learning Resource Coordinator Natalia Dominguez is with students every step of the way.[/caption]\r\n\r\nFew SJVC employees have the unique perspective Natalia Dominguez enjoys as Student Center/Learning Resource Coordinator, at <a title="SJVC Modesto" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/modesto/" target="_blank">Modesto</a> campus graduation ceremonies. She sees graduates cross the stage to get their degrees and certificates, and then guides them down the stairs to rejoin fellow graduates. But, she also gets to see how far they have come from the time they first met many months earlier.\r\n\r\n“I meet them before they even sign up for their program, then work with them while they are students, and now see their faces and witness their success at graduation,” says Ms. Dominguez. “To see that growth is so exciting for me – plus, I just get a ton of hugs as they leave the stage,” she laughs.\r\n\r\nAll of the students know Natalia Dominguez. She has been there for them every step of the way, conducting Student Success seminars, helping students answer interview and test questions, giving advice on appropriate Facebook content and LinkedIn profile improvements, and utilizing social media tools.\r\n\r\n“The biggest thing I do here is support students academically,” says Dominguez. “But, in addition to tools, I give a lot of emotional support. Sometimes students just need to talk, and one of my greatest strengths is to just listen.”\r\n\r\nNatalia also knows when to step in with appropriate and timely advice. It is not uncommon for a student – especially a female student – to become overwhelmed by a family that needs her at home. Maybe finances are thin or a job also pulls at her tenuous grip on completing education goals.\r\n\r\n“I tell them ‘You’re almost done; you can’t stop now,’” says Natalia. “When I put it in terms of weeks, they see how close they are and say, ‘Oh my gosh, you’re right,’” she says.\r\n\r\nHer approach to student support is widely recognized and appreciated. “Ms. Dominguez is so generous with her time to the students and how she tries to help them succeed,” says Michael Martinez who is about to graduate from the Therapeutic Massage program. She supports her students “from providing brunch on Fridays to hosting seminars for the students to gain knowledge in different, beneficial areas to succeed, not only in the classroom, but in the job market, as well, says Michael.”\r\n\r\nNatalia came from a long line of educators. Her grandparents, Tom and Marguerite Lewis, were elementary school teachers, then principals during their esteemed careers. All the while, Natalia was sitting at their knees absorbing their excitement and love for touching the minds and lives of others.\r\n\r\n“I would get all my stuffed animals and start a class,” she remembers. “I always knew I wanted to do something in education.”\r\n\r\nNatalia feels that her position in the Student Center is a perfect fit, and that working with adults is the most rewarding.\r\n\r\n“Kids go to school because that’s their job, but adults are in school because they are striving to accomplish something,” she says. “Being their support has always been my goal.”\r\n\r\nThat is not to say that it is all serious, all the time. Natalia engages her students on many levels. She was even game to learn a ‘secret handshake’ that Pharmacy Technology student, Lisandro Pacheco taught her. There is a nice balance of focus and fun when you are around her.\r\n\r\nAlthough Natalia clearly inspires students in her charge, she is quick to admit their positive influence on her as well. In fact, because of the efforts and courage she witnesses every day from her students, she revitalized her own educational path by enrolling in a Masters Degree program in 2012.\r\n\r\n“Why aren’t I in school,” she had to ask herself. “If they can do it, I have no excuse.” Natalia hopes to complete her Masters in Library and Information Science in June, 2015.\r\n\r\nThe culmination of this, her ‘first grown-up job’, comes full-circle with each SJVC graduation. And, if you watch closely you may catch a quick ‘secret handshake’ passing between her and one of her graduates, as he exits the stage.\r\n\r\nNatalia is still a little surprised to find that she gets to touch so many lives. “I never thought I’d be part of helping people determine whether this (enrolling at SJVC) is right for them,” she says. “But, I make breakfast every Friday; why would you not want to come here!”\r\n\r\nFood for mind, body and spirit are in abundant supply.', 'Graduation ceremony completes the cycle for staffer', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12483-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:13:01', '2014-10-02 18:13:01', '', 12483, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12483-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12956, 4, '2014-10-02 11:13:17', '2014-10-02 18:13:17', '[caption id="attachment_2199" align="alignleft" width="224"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2199" title="John Hall" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/john-hall-224x300.jpg" alt="John Hall" width="224" height="300" /> This new addition to the Temecula team set out to revitalize the ASB and get more students involved.[/caption]\r\n\r\nAt the <a title="SJVC Temecula" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/temecula/" target="_blank">Temecula</a> campus, the Associated Student Body used to be relatively quiet. Not too many students were involved, and the club''s activities were few. Though the relatively short time span from admission to graduation is a great benefit to students, it also undermined extracurricular organizations, like ASB. The club’s membership was constantly fluctuating, because it was only a matter of months before old students would graduate and a new class would take their place.\r\n\r\nRecent hire John Hall aimed to change that. Both a recent college graduate and a veteran of high school admissions, the man had extensive experience working with students.\r\n\r\nHaving finished school recently, John is one of the younger employees of SJVC. He went to college at California State University San Marcos for History, before pursuing a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership at CSU San Diego.\r\n\r\nWhen John arrived at SJVC, he had plenty of experience in education. While his official job was a general education instructor, he offered to be the activities commissioner for ASB, a job that would come out of his own time.\r\n\r\n“Student activity has blossomed under his leadership,” says Robyn Whiles, Temecula Campus Director.\r\n\r\nIt was under John that ASB began running a student store. The store is run by Temecula <a title="Business Administration program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/business-administration/" target="_blank">Business Administration</a> students, providing a good place for the students to test their skills. At its beginning, the student store was just a table. They would unfold it, display the merchandise, and put it away each day, using the college mailroom as a temporary venue. This nomadic business model is finally coming to an end, as the campus is planning to provide a permanent storefront for ASB to sell its products.\r\n\r\nThe money earned from selling merchandise is used first to maintain stock. The profits beyond that serve to assist charitable work, sometimes for needy SJVC students and their families.\r\n\r\n“Our main goal is to help students,” says John.\r\n\r\nJohn made and continues to make a significant push for more community service work on the part of ASB. For Thanksgiving, the efforts of ASB provided ten Temecula students grocery cards to buy traditional holiday meals. For the Christmas season, a dress down day helped fund those in hard times.\r\n\r\nThere have also been fundraisers for breast cancer awareness, suicide prevention, and autism awareness. ASB students also assisted the local food pantry. Bake sales are not unheard of, and events tying in with weekly football games can provide a fun way to relax between all the hard schoolwork and assignments.\r\n\r\nAs for his personality, he is described as “a well-balanced young man.”\r\n\r\n“He helps student and provides them a great role model, “says Robyn.\r\n\r\nConsidering he meets with students every day, John has built a rapport with the student body.\r\n\r\n“It has been amazing and fun to watch this campus grow,” says John. “I only want to see more students get involved.”\r\n\r\n“He’s really made the commitment to our students,” says Robyn, referring to all the work he does after hours, on his own time.\r\n\r\nJohn might be new, but his work is clearly felt.', 'Young addition shakes up Temecula Campus', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12484-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:13:17', '2014-10-02 18:13:17', '', 12484, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12484-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12957, 4, '2014-10-02 11:14:10', '2014-10-02 18:14:10', '[caption id="attachment_2134" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2134 " title="James Maddox" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/James-Maddox2-300x270.jpg" alt="James Maddox" width="300" height="270" /> This Respiratory Therapy Instructor is not content to merely see his students graduate, but to see them get involved in the community.[/caption]\r\n\r\nRT instructor, James Maddox, loves to see the expressions on his students’ faces the first time they ‘get it’; that moment when they realize their lives are about to change forever.\r\n\r\n“New RT students have done a great job investigating the RT field and have a good grasp of our field of work,” says Maddox, who has taught RT classes at the <a title="SJVC Rancho Cordova" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/rancho-cordova/" target="_blank">Rancho Cordova</a> campus for three years. “However, many are still surprised at the scope and level of our medical practice. Some have had no medical experience, and trust their due diligence and the direction of others, advising them that Respiratory Therapy is a great career choice.”\r\n\r\nJames Maddox says that is it usually by the middle of Term 1 that it starts to come together for his students and becomes very clear to them what becoming a Respiratory Therapist is all about.\r\n\r\n“At this time they know how profoundly they will be involved with patients and their families,” says Maddox. “They realize that we’re the ones who put people on life support until they get better…or take them off life support if they are not going to get better.”\r\n\r\n<a title="Respiratory Therapy program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/respiratory-therapy/" target="_blank">Respiratory Therapists</a> work in close collaboration with medical doctors and Registered Nurses to take care of patients with minor and severe respiratory illnesses or other cardiopulmonary disorders.\r\n\r\nAlthough RT students may have entered into this elite program from diverse and unrelated employment backgrounds – everything from fast food and financial services to retail sales – they quickly realize the potential for their futures to shift dramatically in this versatile and privileged career.\r\n\r\n“We change their lives and their professional demeanor,” says James. “I tell my students that they are in the process of becoming a professional RT, and I challenge them to ask themselves constantly, ‘What kind of RT am I going to be.’” Mr. Maddox plans to hold them to their decision.\r\n\r\n“I am reaching into them and grabbing whatever I have to grab to get them to their best potential to help them discover the best they can be,” he says. “They are challenged at levels they have never been challenged at before. To see them grow into that level of maturity is pretty phenomenal.”\r\n\r\nProgram success is not enough, however. James Maddox is both personally and professionally committed to helping the less fortunate. Volunteerism is not only a way of life for him; he intends for each of his students to know what he knows about the deep sense of accomplishment that comes from helping others.\r\n\r\nThe American Lung Association, Folsom Cordova Community Partnership’s annual Health Fair and the Sacramento Food Bank are among the beneficiaries of James’s philosophy and commitment. James wants his students to realize that “leadership begins with servant-hood”.\r\n\r\n“Our students have seen how they can impact other people and change lives…and it changes them,” says Maddox. “There is a noticeable difference in their tone and their sense of themselves that makes them more appreciate what they have. The SJVC system is as much about forming our students into great citizens and professionals, as it is about giving them the tools to be great Respiratory Therapists.”\r\n\r\n“Mr. Maddox has a true passion for serving others,” says Amy Bianco, Dean of Student Services. “He inspires those around him to volunteer and help individuals that are less fortunate.”\r\n\r\nJames Maddox knows about sacrifice first-hand. Going back generations, he is the first in his family to go to college. This single decision set him on a path toward greater abundance than he ever knew growing up. But, other influences were equally powerful.\r\n\r\n“Teaching is something I’ve always loved to do,” he says. A life-long Sunday school teacher, James is accustomed to touching the lives of others. “I discovered early on that I had a skill for teaching and could really cause people to think about where they were and where they wanted to be.”\r\n\r\nWith all that James gives others, he realizes that his spirit must be replenished and makes certain that there are times of restoration.\r\n\r\nHe and his wife of thirty-six years, Patty, and their children are very entrenched in their home life and “have a great fellowship of people we relax with”, says James.', 'Respiratory Therapy students in for big surprise', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12480-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:14:10', '2014-10-02 18:14:10', '', 12480, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12480-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12958, 4, '2014-10-02 11:14:27', '2014-10-02 18:14:27', '[caption id="attachment_2179" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2179" title="Fresno Community Health Fair" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-copy-300x197.jpg" alt="Fresno Community Health Fair" width="300" height="197" /> AMT Club members Brianda Enriquex, Yokie Curiel, Samira Saleh, Mark Marin, Yvett Reyes and CaSSAMT President Sheryl Rounsivill volunteering at the Fresno Community Health Fair.[/caption]\r\n\r\nSan Joaquin Valley College may be a California-based school, but SJVC’s influence extends further than state borders.\r\n\r\nAmerican Medical Technologists (AMT) is a non-profit certification agency that assists physicians in attaining certification in their specialty. Across the nation, it has affiliated State organizations.\r\n\r\nThe California State Society of American Medical Technologists (CaSSAMT) publishes a semi-annual newsletter, updating medical professions on recent legislative developments and relevant scientific breakthroughs. A quick glance at this publication reveals an interesting trend: a considerable presence of SJVC staff and students within the organization. The publication is released on behalf of the state society but is compiled by CaSSAMT Vice President and current <a title="SJVC" href="http://www.sjvc.edu" target="_blank">SJVC</a> Fresno CAMA instructor Nicole Weiss.\r\n\r\n“The newsletter has won many awards at the national level in the past and we hope that it wins again this year,” says Alaine Johnson, Health Studies Division Manager for SJVC Modesto and CaSSAMT Secretary.\r\n\r\nHowever, SJVC is represented in more than just the organization’s publications.\r\n\r\n“We have at least four SJVC instructors who are board members,” says Nicole Weiss. “Because SJVC employees are running the State Society, it gives our students more insight and helps further their careers in medical assisting.\r\n\r\nCaSSAMT’s Board of Directors includes eleven current or past SJVC staff, faculty, or graduates, four of whom serve as officers: President Sheryl Rounsivill, Vice President Nicole Weiss, Secretary Alaine Johnson, and Treasurer Jeanine Hobson.\r\n\r\nSJVC’s affiliation with AMT creates opportunity for considerable influence: the yearly Education Program &amp; National Meeting invites at state board members to attend seminars and committee meetings, vote by-law amendments and elect national AMT board members.\r\n\r\n“This is a privilege that I have had over the past 4 years along with other instructors from SJVC,” says Johnson.\r\n\r\nThis last year, the California State Society’s delegates started the “College Bowl”, an inter-college competition that brought local career college students together to challenge each other’s expertise. As a testament to its success, this competition will be retained for this year’s convention.\r\n\r\nCaSSAMT is also active locally. At three SJVC campuses, student organizations affiliated with the State Society help students “get their foot in the door” so that they may become a member of AMT once certified. In <a title="SJVC Visalia" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/visalia/" target="_blank">Visalia</a>, <a title="SJVC Fresno" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/fresno/" target="_blank">Fresno</a>, and <a title="SJVC Bakersfield" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/bakersfield/" target="_blank">Bakersfield</a>, medical students can get a head start in their career fields, even before certification.\r\n\r\n“It looks really good on a resume,” says Weiss. “Because the faculty don’t run the clubs, students do.”\r\n\r\nThe resume boost also comes from the CaSSAMT-required volunteer work. AMT students donate their time and effort to local causes, from serving at the local food kitchen, collecting clothes for the homeless, or simply raising money for donations on behalf of various causes.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, the clubs also arrange for booths at local events, to spread health information and garner interest in the field. AMT also provides further educational opportunities for the credentialed professional, legal advice, and assistance in job placement.\r\n\r\n“It is the goal of SJVC to prepare the most professional students possible,” says Weiss. “Membership in the state society simply enhances those skills.”', 'National Certification Agency provides many opportunities for medical students', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12487-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:14:27', '2014-10-02 18:14:27', '', 12487, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12487-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12959, 4, '2014-10-02 11:14:45', '2014-10-02 18:14:45', '[caption id="attachment_2168" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2168" title="Seventh Grade" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rt6b-300x169.jpg" alt="Seventh Grade" width="300" height="169" /> Two SJVC students spent a day at a middle school teaching the basics of Respiratory Therapy to curious youngsters.[/caption]\r\n\r\nEven though Holly Van Brocklin and Matt Harbawi will not graduate from their <a title="SJVC Rancho Cordova" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/rancho-cordova/" target="_blank">Rancho Cordova</a> Respiratory Therapy program for another nine months, they know enough to captivate 150 seventh graders eager to learn about the inner workings of the body’s respiratory system.\r\n\r\nHolly and Matt spent a full day in early January at Folsom Middle School introducing five consecutive classes of teacher, Kendra Duncan’s science students, to various medical tools, equipment and treatment of respiratory illness and disease. The two SJVC <a title="Respiratory Therapy program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/respiratory-therapy/" target="_blank">RT</a> students set up lab stations to get the pre-teens up and out of their seats and engaged in the demonstrations.\r\n\r\nHolly and Matt used a PowerPoint presentation and display models to educated students about illnesses, such as asthma, pneumonia and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), as well as their medical therapies and interventions.\r\n\r\nOne station displayed various oxygen masks they might encounter in hospitals, another station showcased personal protection equipment worn when a therapist enters the room of someone in isolation due to infectious airborne disease, and a third displayed a lung model with removable components.\r\n\r\n“What was fascinating was that they all seemed very, very interested in it and had really good questions,” says Holly Van Brocklin, whose daughter, Thea, was one of the students. “Most students either had asthma or had a family member who had asthma.”\r\n\r\nHolly is the one who got the day-long event going. “The main reason I wanted to do this was to educate the kids about the importance of treating respiratory diseases and how to properly use their medication devices,” she says. “I wanted to show them, ‘Here’s what happens to your lungs if you smoke’, so that they take better care of themselves in terms of making healthy choices.”\r\n\r\nSJVC instructors encourage students to take on these kinds of community service projects and to take full advantage of opportunities to educate the public in their areas of specialty.\r\n\r\n“Matt and Holly are both wonderful students,” says Amy Bianco, Dean of Student Services. “They are very passionate about the RT program and eager to share their knowledge with the community.”\r\n\r\nHolly was invited back to Ms. Duncan’s afternoon classes the next day to help students build lung models. Balloons, straws and cups were used to simulate lungs “where we demonstrated how negative pressure works and how the lungs inflate,” says Holly. “It was great seeing how excited the kids were when they pulled down on the balloon ‘diaphragm’ and the lungs inflated.”\r\n\r\nBoth Holly and Matt are several weeks into their externships and are excited to be working in the real-world of respiratory therapy.  They both, however, still make time to inspire health consciousness within the hearts and minds of the next generation.', 'Respiratory Therapy students enthrall seventh grade classes', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12485-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:14:45', '2014-10-02 18:14:45', '', 12485, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12485-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12960, 4, '2014-10-02 11:15:04', '2014-10-02 18:15:04', '[caption id="attachment_2142" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2142" title="Roger Weaver" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/036b-300x225.jpg" alt="Roger Weaver" width="300" height="225" /> After a divorce brought Roger back to his home of Bakersfield, he put his natural talents in massage to good use.[/caption]\r\n\r\nFor years friends told Roger Weaver that he had a ‘great sense of touch…amazing hands’ and a giving nature, so it was not a huge surprise for him to find himself in the Therapeutic Massage program at SJVC’s <a title="SJVC Bakersfield" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/bakersfield/" target="_blank">Bakersfield</a> campus.\r\n\r\nRoger had found the 15-month <a title="Therapeutic Massage program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/therapeutic-massage/" target="_blank">TM</a> degree program online and “Doors just opened, financial aid and everything,” he says. “It was the perfect time and opportunity, and I was going to make this happen.”\r\n\r\nRoger was in need of a new direction. Already in his late 30s, he had spent much of his work life in a business management environment, as well as a few years as a pastor in the ministry. A recent divorce sent him from Reno back to his childhood home in Bakersfield. Roger’s only college experience was a couple of years in Bible College where, when he was nineteen, he “left early and walked away with nothing.”\r\n\r\nThis time it was going to be different.\r\n\r\nThe small Therapeutic Massage class of about ten students became the training ground to test the reality of his new career plan. Roger learned the importance of ‘body mechanics’ and excelled at its demonstration.\r\n\r\n“It’s how you stand and position yourself and your hands,” he says. “It’s how you don’t want to overreach when you perform a massage, so that you won’t injure yourself and so you also deliver a more effective massage. It is the proper body mechanics of using, not just your thumb, but your elbow and forearm,” he affirms.\r\n\r\nRoger’s understanding of technical applications and their fluid performance earned him a long line of student peers and eventually clients, during clinical studies. “When my instructor told me I was booked 5-weeks in advance and people were coming back and requesting me, I was very humble and it made me feel it was my destiny,” says Roger.\r\n\r\nMonths of near perfect attendance and high grade point averages made Roger a strong candidate for induction into the National Technical Honor Society. Only he and two other SJVC Bakersfield students who applied were accepted.\r\n\r\nRoger also stood out for his generosity to other students, many of whom he mentored throughout the program. “If I know something, I’ll share it,” says Roger. “It’s not my glory; I will always encourage others.”\r\n\r\n“Roger was well known on campus, as he has an amazing attitude and takes the time to mentor and coach others in his program,” says Chelsea Esquibias, Career Services Manager.\r\n\r\nHe also got a lot of encouragement – and massage practice – at home. His mom and dad, Judy and Roger, were used to friends and family coming by for their scheduled appointment. “Who wouldn’t want a free massage – but, I was a calendar person,” says Roger, who worked full-time throughout his program. “All my guinea pigs gave me full support.”\r\n\r\nA month before the completion of his TM program, Roger submitted an online application for a Massage Therapist position with Burke Williams Day Spa, one of the largest and most reputable spas in California. He was called within half an hour and invited to come to the Union City offices to begin the interview process. After meeting with various levels of representatives, Roger was happy to join their team.\r\n\r\n“Burke Williams was my first-choice because they are a hi-end, five-star organization with a reputation for treating their clients and staff well,” says Roger, who started to work at their San Jose spa right after graduation. “I knew I could have gone with them sooner, but I wanted to get that degree.”\r\n\r\n“My age and maturity might give me a different outlook than a younger person,” he says. “This is my long-term goal, not a fly-by-night, then move on to something else, kind of outlook. I am filled with awe that I have my dream job and am part of this company.”\r\n\r\nRoger has settled into a steady work routine and has begun to build a loyal clientele. He has his own philosophy about the power of human touch that makes him very good at his profession.\r\n\r\n“I love, love what I do – and that is huge,” he says. “I do massage as therapeutic relaxation, physical treatment, muscle tension relief, deep tissue, and breathing techniques – result-focused work. There’s a flow that happens, a positive energy that goes into the other person.”\r\n\r\nRoger’s innate talent for giving to others will likely find a larger scale eventually.\r\n\r\n“I definitely want to move into a teaching level,” he says. Roger will approach that goal as he has everything else of consequence: “boldly, but humbly,” he says.', 'Therapeutic Massage career matches natural abilities', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12481-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:15:04', '2014-10-02 18:15:04', '', 12481, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12481-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12961, 4, '2014-10-02 11:15:54', '2014-10-02 18:15:54', '[caption id="attachment_2150" align="alignleft" width="139"]<img class="size-full wp-image-2150" title="Khampon Nasay-Partida" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ghngf.jpg" alt="Khampon Nasay-Partida" width="139" height="140" /> When a baby entered Khampon''s life, it became more difficult to juggle family and career.[/caption]\r\n\r\nSometimes, education can get pushed to the wayside, neglected or forgotten because of crisis or celebration.\r\n\r\nKhampon Nasay-Partida knew this all too well. She was not where she wanted to be in life.\r\n\r\n“I wasn’t having much luck in the career I wanted,” Khampon says.\r\n\r\nShe weighed all the options, researching program after program at all the available schools. It was not long until she found SJVC. She was interested, particularly in the online aspect. She finally decided to enroll in the <a title="Business Administration program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/business-administration/" target="_blank">Business Administration</a> program.\r\n\r\n“It was my first time attending an online school,” she says.\r\n\r\nEven if it was a first for her to study online, this was not the first time Khampon had tried going to school. However, each time she started school, life seemed to get in the way. Her last attempt had been cut short by an unexpected move. Distractions like these kept Khampon from getting the career she dreamed of having.\r\n\r\nKhampon found that SJVC’s <a title="SJVC Online" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/sjvc-online/" target="_blank">Online</a> campus was a perfect match, because it could prevent many of her previous distractions from compromising her education. She enrolled, knowing this was the key to ensuring a better future for herself.\r\n\r\nKhampon enjoyed the program, and appreciated its “excellent faculty”. She became quite accustomed to the online aspect, preferring it to traditional on ground college educations. Everything was finally falling into place.\r\n\r\nKhampon passed her first two courses with flying colors, but soon discovered she was pregnant.\r\n\r\nThis was both a wonderful and a stressful thing. Despite the many new responsibilities heaped upon her by the pregnancy, she did her best to stay on top of her studies.\r\n\r\nStill, caring for a child changed everything. Things piled on and between caring for her newborn baby and a bout of postpartum depression, Khampon found herself falling behind.\r\n\r\n“It was difficult to make time for both a baby and school,” she says.\r\n\r\nIt was then that Khampon’s relationship with SJVC Online staff and faculty helped to pull her through. Her career advisor notified her that she was going over the time frame for graduating.\r\n\r\n“She was very understanding, making sure everything was okay,” says Khampon.\r\n\r\n“She needed a little help,” says Advisor Tekla Patton. “But she was still willing to ask.”\r\n\r\nUltimately, Khampon passed all her classes and graduated from the program. She is very thankful that the school was willing to make arrangements for her, to work within the hectic life of a new mother.\r\n\r\n“Everyone was willing to be understanding, which made a difficult task at least a little easier,” says Khampon.\r\n\r\nCongratulations on your graduation, Khampon!', 'Motherhood tests Online Student''s mettle', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12482-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:15:54', '2014-10-02 18:15:54', '', 12482, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12482-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12962, 4, '2014-10-02 11:16:08', '2014-10-02 18:16:08', '[caption id="attachment_2137" align="alignleft" width="164"]<img class="size-full wp-image-2137" title="Dana Riley" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/spotlight2.jpg" alt="Dana Riley" width="164" height="187" /> With children and a hectic job, Dana did not have time to go back to school, until she found an online option, that is.[/caption]\r\n\r\nSometimes an online program is the perfect match for those whose busy schedules interfere with traditional education.\r\n\r\nDana Riley is one of the students, an <a title="SJVC Online" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/sjvc-online/" target="_blank">SJVC Online</a> student from Kentucky. For years, she worked in a nursing home, but the unpredictable hours and her young children kept her tired and hardly in a position to go back to school.\r\n\r\nUltimately, SJVC’s Online <a title="Medical Assistant program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-assistant/" target="_blank">Clinical Medical Assisting</a> program was exactly what she needed. Tekla Patton was her student advisor, but their conversations were shorter and less frequent than with other students.\r\n\r\n“She didn’t need a lot of help,” Tekla says. “She was very independent. She could do a lot of things on her own.”\r\n\r\n“I had time to sit down and study,” says Dana. “I could do things at my own pace.”\r\n\r\nDana points to the online program’s flexibility as one of the greatest causes of her success. Traditional education would not have given her the time to properly care for her children and work a job at the same time.\r\n\r\n“I started and stopped because of the kids,” Dana says. “But because it was online, I could take a break, help the kids with homework, then go back to my studies.”\r\n\r\nAs any parent knows, looking after kids can be both exhausting and time-consuming. With the online program, Dana could set aside her schooling for her family, to return to it later when she had free time.\r\n\r\nDespite all the distractions and prior commitments, Dana performed admirably.\r\n\r\n“She only had one ‘B’,” says Tekla. “So she made Dean’s List every time.”\r\n\r\nThe Dean’s list is a special honor reserved for students who manage to keep their grade point average at 3.25 or above. Needless to say, Dana achieved the distinction in every module she was in, despite her kids at home and her job.\r\n\r\n“Caring for her children while pulling that GPA is a great accomplishment,” says Tekla.\r\n\r\nBetter yet, it was not long after graduation that Dana found a new job working at a General Practitioner’s office.\r\n\r\n“The work schedule is a lot better,” Dana says.\r\n\r\nNow she has much more time to be with her kids.\r\n\r\n“I feel very accomplished.”', 'Online education offers the freedom necessary to excel', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12479-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:16:08', '2014-10-02 18:16:08', '', 12479, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12479-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12963, 4, '2014-10-02 11:16:23', '2014-10-02 18:16:23', '[caption id="attachment_2122" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2122" title="The Online Career Services Team" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Career-Services2-300x178.jpg" alt="The Online Career Services Team" width="300" height="178" /> These four men and women work to the best of their ability to provide the best employment opportunities for SJVC graduates.[/caption]\r\n\r\nA degree is a great investment for the future, but it is only a single part of a multitude of things necessary to attain stable employment. Even with a stunning resume, an applicant must still impress with their interview.\r\n\r\nAt each on-ground campus, SJVC students are able to meet and work with a Career Services Department that assists students and graduates in all stages of the grad-to-employee process: from resume to interview to the first day on the job.\r\n\r\n<a title="SJVC Online" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/sjvc-online/" target="_blank">SJVC Online</a> has a creative approach to offering the same services to students throughout the country.\r\n\r\nThe Online Career Services team reaches out to students they will most likely never meet in person to help them secure externship experience before graduation and employment after.\r\n\r\nBryan Campbell, the Online Career Services Manager, is a graduate of SJVC itself and twenty-year veteran the staffing industry who knows intimately the experience of a student, putting him in the perfect position to advise them.\r\n\r\nTiffany Loken, one of the four Career Services advisors, is known to care for her students beyond scholastic concerns.\r\n\r\n“She has the biggest heart you’ll ever see,” says Bryan Campbell. “She wants to help with everything.”\r\n\r\nJane LeBarge, one of the first and longest-serving advisors, has a stand-out reputation for being dedicated to the success of her students.\r\n\r\nLastly, advisor Ivan Melchor , despite being the newest member of the team, managed to exceed his graduate placement goals.\r\n\r\nTogether, these four individuals help recent online graduates find employment.\r\n\r\n“It can be difficult, when you aren’t familiar with the area” says Tekla Patton, Online Student Advisor. “Our advisors live in California but a student could be as far away as New York.”\r\n\r\nLocal connections cannot be utilized, and new ones must be made miles away. Differing time zones across the country can complicate matters further.\r\n\r\n“We’re missing a major piece by being on the phone, “says Bryan. “Communication is mostly non-verbal.”\r\n\r\nCreative hurdle jumping is a must for the Online Career Services team. With technology, student and advisor, in reality states apart, can be in the same room. Webcams and Skype empower the team to interact closely with their students, playing our mock job interviews and addressing concerns “in person”. Video technology allows advisors to inform the student on what they’re doing right, and point out areas that need improvement.\r\n\r\n“Not too flashy, you’re fidgeting, sit up straight, don’t talk with your hands.”\r\n\r\nEven the attire can be reviewed, ensuring the students dress correctly for a interviews\r\n\r\nIt is a day-to-day commitment from the advisors to do all they can to help distant students succeed after graduation.\r\n\r\n“I appreciate all they do, the calls they make,” says Bryan. “It’s crazy how many they make. The students don’t even know how hard they work for them.”', 'Online Career Services Team gets creative to overcome great distances', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12477-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:16:23', '2014-10-02 18:16:23', '', 12477, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12477-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(12964, 4, '2014-10-02 11:16:40', '2014-10-02 18:16:40', '[caption id="attachment_2117" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2117 " title="Steve Cichos" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/DSCF7347-copy-300x200.jpg" alt="Steve Cichos" width="300" height="200" /> After spending a good many years in the construction industry, Steve decided to go back to school, all the while caring for nine kids.[/caption]\r\n\r\nAlthough Steve Cichos had been a bricklayer in the construction business for over 20-years, he knew that with layoffs becoming more common, he would have to go deeper if he was going to stay in this business.  “There was less and less work and finances were getting less and less sufficient,” says Steve.  But he didn’t want to walk away from all of those years of experience and knowledge he had gained in the construction industry.\r\n\r\nThe <a title="SJVC Online" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/sjvc-online/" target="_blank">Online</a> <a title="Construction Management program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/construction-management/" target="_blank">Construction Management</a> degree program was the perfect solution for someone still working 30-plus hours a week – when the work was there.\r\n\r\nIt took Steve a little while to settle into the routine and the demands of being a student again, especially since the last time he cracked a textbook was in high school.  His greatest challenge was “Getting my mind back to going to school and to think again at that kind of level,” he says. But, he wasn’t too worried.\r\n\r\nSteve had a routine for class assignments, deadlines and online posts. The family computer is downstairs in the kids’ playroom, so you might think that concentration was a little hard to come by. Not for Steve. “It wasn’t too bad; I’m used to the commotion,” he says.\r\n\r\nIt turns out Steve was right. A regular on the Dean’s List, he maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout his CM program. “After I got my first A, I just kind of went for it,” he says.  And, little eyes were watching – all 9 sets. “Having the kids watch me and pay attention to my grades was even more incentive for me to do it,” says Steve. “And, if I wasn’t doing it, I couldn’t expect them to do it.” It might have even gotten a little competitive.\r\n\r\nHis sixteen year-old, Carolyn, recently graduated from high school with a 4.0 GPA, was Valedictorian and has already tucked away 45-college units. Steve and his wife, Terrie, are proud of all of their children.\r\n\r\nSteve graduated in April and is busy sending out resumes to companies he might like to join. He is optimistic about his qualifications and knows a degree can make all the difference.  “I think a degree sets my resume apart from others applying for the same position,” he says.\r\n\r\nLooking back, Steve credits his wife and kids with supporting his decision to continue his education.  But, he also has a strong sense of completing what he starts.  “At first it was financial,” he says, of his motivation. “But, then I got into it and wanted to not just finish what I started, but do well.”\r\n\r\nNow Steve is in a position to pass the lessons of his success on to others: “I think if you keep the goal in mind and take it one unit at a time, it all works out fine.”', 'Father of Nine Digs In', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12476-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:16:40', '2014-10-02 18:16:40', '', 12476, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12476-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12965, 4, '2014-10-02 11:17:00', '2014-10-02 18:17:00', '[caption id="attachment_2106" align="alignleft" width="294"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2106" title="Julia Foss" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Foss-Julia2-294x300.jpg" alt="Julia Foss" width="294" height="300" /> Julia has never planned to be an instructor before, but after working as a Respiratory Therapist for several years, the pieces just fell into place.[/caption]\r\n<p align="center"><b><i>“She </i></b>(Julia Foss) <b><i>is truly an amazing instructor who works hard, stays late and</i></b></p>\r\n<p align="center"><b><i> does whatever she can to help make sure we understand the material.”</i></b></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: right;">                                                             – Desiree Trejo,</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: right;">RT student</p>\r\n“One of my biggest thrills is knowing that my students are enjoying my class, because it is very important for students to have a positive and fun environment to promote learning,” says Julia Foss, <a title="Respiratory Therapy program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/respiratory-therapy/" target="_blank">Respiratory Therapy</a> instructor at the <a title="SJVC Temecula" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/temecula/" target="_blank">Temecula</a> campus. “It’s nice to see they’re happy with what I am doing.”\r\n\r\nMrs. Foss especially appreciates the support SJVC gives teachers.  “Our SLO (Student Learning Outcomes) guidelines help me teach students the course goals, while also giving us teachers some autonomy. That allows me to find creative ways to reach the students.”\r\n\r\nBut, within the fun parts are a lot of important and difficult professional and life lessons for students to absorb. The curriculum is intense and during externship, when students are in patient care rotation in addition to their course work, their workload doubles. “Watching students transform from not being able to even turn on a mechanical ventilator to being able to run the machine on a human being is an unbelievable transformation,” says Mrs. Foss. When uncertainty overtakes them she says, “Strive to be the best you can be and you’re going to be great.”\r\n\r\nJulia Foss did not plan to be a teacher. For several years she worked as a Respiratory Therapist in the home-health industry. She spent lots of time teaching patients and their families how to use their therapeutic equipment at home. Relocation had her looking online for something new. Seeing SJVC’s ad for an RT instructor she thought, “Hmm, that could be me.” Turns out, she was right.\r\n\r\nBeyond her teaching talents, Julia feels tremendous compassion for what her students must go through, both professionally and personally, to succeed in this field. Students’ externship in the real world of patient care puts them in the middle of intense life and death situations. “We talk about their clinical experiences every week in class,” says Foss. “They help save lives and they’ve seen people die,” she says. “We’ve cried together.”\r\n\r\nWhat Julia most hopes to give to her students is the drive to always be their best; to take the time to care and make a difference in a patient’s life.', 'Instructor relishes the transformation of education', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12475-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:17:00', '2014-10-02 18:17:00', '', 12475, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12475-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12966, 4, '2014-10-02 11:17:17', '2014-10-02 18:17:17', '[caption id="attachment_2101" align="alignleft" width="225"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2101" title="Matthew Harbawi" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/999566_10202412852547148_1203967902_n-225x300.jpg" alt="Matthew Harbawi" width="225" height="300" /> After a multitude of odd jobs, Matthew had finally settled on a career he would be proud of.[/caption]\r\n\r\nAsk 27-year old Matthew Harbawi what kinds of jobs he has held in his work-life and he will tell you that the list of what he has <i>not</i> done is shorter. His first job, at age fifteen, was lifeguard at a local public swimming pool, where he fished a few panicked youths out of the water. That experience was a great springboard for an array of test-careers that followed.\r\n\r\nMatthew has been in sales, transportation, customer service, a cable TV retention specialist (“lots of people yelling at me”), bank teller, waiter, cook, dock worker, box packer, caregiver, and he even sold men’s suits at Macy’s. He does not see this checkered work history as a disadvantage, however.\r\n\r\n“The fact that I’ve done so many types of jobs has shown me what I’m good at, what my weaknesses are and what I really want to do,” says Matthew. “I’m not like those people in career limbo. I do not have the questions of, ‘Can I do this? How will I do this? Will I be good at this?’”\r\n\r\nHe will also tell you that the most important job he has ever had is the one he is doing right now. Matthew lives with and cares for his Uncle Chris, who has cancer and who is also struggling with the effects of a second long-term illness. Matthew and a couple of other family members help his uncle with his ongoing needs, including doctor visits.\r\n\r\nIn fact, it was his uncle’s illness that motivated Matt to enroll in SJVC’s Respiratory Therapy program in <a title="SJVC Rancho Cordova" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/rancho-cordova/" target="_blank">Rancho Cordova</a>. Although respiratory therapy has no connection to his uncle’s conditions, Matthew came to realize that sense of satisfaction you get helping someone struggling with health issues.\r\n\r\n“I’ve been doing this long enough that it motivated me to get in to the medical field,” says Matthew. “When it comes to your life, health is very important, and I want to make a difference in people’s health.”\r\n\r\nMatthew knew during his first month of <a title="Respiratory Therapy program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/respiratory-therapy/" target="_blank">RT</a> classes that he was in the right place. “I knew right away that A) I could do this and B) this is where I belong.”\r\n\r\nLooking back over the last 9-months of the program, Matthew admits to feeling pretty overwhelmed by all of the information that had to be memorized. The bond among students in the program helped to balance that stress with the comfort, trust and teamwork he found in the classroom.\r\n\r\n“We spend more time with each other than our own families, and we’ve become a sort of second family to each other,” says Matt. “There have been so many of those good moments of just red-faced cracking up, laughing so hard it makes you cry.”\r\n\r\nMatthew has just slipped under his many months of a steady 4.0 GPA, and still finds time to volunteer for Autism Speaks and Habitat for Humanity. He received an Honorable Mention in a nationwide essay contest for Mesothelioma, for which he was given an award. This year he plans to compete once again.\r\n\r\n“Matt’s participation in this contest helped to raise awareness of mesothelioma, while also helping to defray some of his education costs,” says Nancy Meredith, Scholarship Coordinator.\r\n\r\nMatthew knows he is where he should be and credits his uncle Chris as his inspiration to be here.\r\n\r\n“He helped raise me, and when he was first diagnosed with cancer he basically said to me, ‘You’ve done a lot of things, but you haven’t done much,’” says Matt. “He said, ‘I want you to do something with your life.’” Matthew took his uncle’s message to heart.\r\n\r\n“So that’s what I’m doing. Something. It sounds simple, but it was a nice way of putting boot to rear,” says Matt.\r\n\r\nThat ‘something’ carries him forward. “I just kind of take it one day, one semester at a time,” says Matthew, who plans to continue his education as his career evolves. “Someone said, ‘when you stop learning, you stop living’.” He hears Chris’s words, “Just do your best.”\r\n\r\nMatt’s uncle Chris’s influence is felt on an even deeper level. “I just try and enjoy every moment that I’m given and realize that it can all be taken away at any time,” says Matt. “If I can’t enjoy the small things in life, then what am I doing here.”\r\n\r\nWhen asked if there is something he would like to say to his Uncle Chris who so inspires him, Matt says, “Nothing I haven’t told him already and nothing I don’t tell him every day.”\r\n\r\nTake a moment to follow Matthew’s lead if there is someone in your life who gives you that kind of support and love.', 'Jack of all Trades makes Respiratory Therapy career commitment', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12474-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:17:17', '2014-10-02 18:17:17', '', 12474, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12474-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12967, 4, '2014-10-02 11:17:35', '2014-10-02 18:17:35', '[caption id="attachment_2077" align="alignleft" width="225"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2077" title="CAMA graduate Karissa Amador" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/hj2-225x300.jpg" alt="CAMA graduate Karissa Amador" width="225" height="300" /> Karissa had always wanted to help people, making the CAMA program a perfect fit.[/caption]\r\n\r\nTwenty-two year old Karissa Amador is a driven young woman with two primary ambitions: give to others and make your own way to success. She learned the importance of these intertwined goals at a very early age.\r\n\r\nKarissa never met her father, who moved and changed his last name to avoid child support. Growing up in a single-mom home with four young step-brothers, Karissa understood the meaning of struggle, and sought something away from home to occasionally escape the weight and responsibility of her role. She discovered the power of volunteering and the comfort that comes from helping someone in greater need.\r\n\r\n“I didn’t want to be a babysitter and volunteered a lot to be away from home,” says Karissa. But along the way something magical happened. “Helping people is the best thing you can do for yourself and for others,” she says. “I just love that feeling.”\r\n\r\nShe carried that ethic with her as a <a title="Medical Assistant program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-assistant/" target="_blank">Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting</a> student at the <a title="SJVC Temecula" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/temecula/" target="_blank">Temecula</a> campus, where just a few months into her program she was already racking up accolades, including Dean’s List honors. She received the <i>Notable Newbie Award, Inspirational Involvement Award </i>(voted unanimously by faculty) and was selected as one of the student representatives to meet with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), during a site visit. Karissa’s volunteer and leadership efforts were astounding – especially on a campus barely a year old.\r\n\r\nSome of her SJVC clubs, volunteerism and leadership roles included: Diversity Club; ASB where as President and sole member, Karissa recruited three other students to join; Blood Drive, where she helped set a campus record; HOSA Heart Walk; Life Stream’s ‘Be the Match’, where she helped register students who donated blood and who could later be determined to have a blood match to someone with a blood disorder/disease; ASB canned food drive; Christmas tree gift drive – where she hand-painted a Christmas tree with bright gifts – and the Diversity Club’s suicide prevention awareness campaign – a special cause for Karissa who experienced such a loss within her own family.\r\n\r\nKarissa, who is pretty modest about her talent for leadership and motivation for others to jump in, is philosophical.\r\n\r\n“I figure, well, who else is going to do it, you know?” So, she just starts making fliers, starting sign-up sheets and planning photo opportunities and asks, “Who’s with me?”\r\n\r\n“Karissa is a born leader,” offers John Hall, Dean of Student Services. “When she is involved, I know the organization will not have a long leadership transition, because she is always giving people the opportunity to step up and perform to their abilities.”\r\n\r\nShe also recognizes that many people with jobs, families and other obligations don’t have room in their lives for volunteering. She sees the career benefits that spring up during many of those selfless efforts, however, and encourages others to push themselves.\r\n\r\n“You never know when you might see somebody that you can call when you’re ready for a job, or learn something that you didn’t get in class that will make you better at what you do,” she says. “Get involved; it’s the best way of networking.”\r\n\r\nKarissa, who worked at Picture People until the end of her CAMA program, graduated in November and is now working at Pacific Dermatology in Temecula doing what she loves best: helping people feel better. Her plan is to continue her education to become a Registered Nurse, so that she might better serve those in need.\r\n\r\n“I want to do as much as I can on this earth,” says Karissa. “I want to inspire and touch other people’s hearts and let them know I care about them.”\r\n\r\nKarissa says she has learned as much about what she doesn’t want to do as she has about what she clearly wants in her life, primarily from watching her mother, Sylvia.\r\n\r\n“It’s been very difficult for her to move forward and stay ahead,” says Karissa. “I don’t want to make some of those same mistakes. But, she has been going to school since I was born and now is working toward getting a job. I am proud of her recent efforts and so hopeful that it will get better for her.”\r\n\r\nKarissa, who has lived with her Aunt Corina and Uncle Jeff since she was 17, appreciates all the help and support they provide. “I am thankful every day to have had them in my life,” she says. Family is still one of the most important influences in Karissa’s life and she credits her aunt and uncle, as well as boyfriend, Dion, with helping her to get to this point in life.\r\n\r\nKarissa values all of the influences in her young life. “Ever since I was little I have had a strong faith, and that’s what really pushes me the most,” she says. “I have my mother to thank for that. She is the one that introduced me to the Lord and gave me something bigger to believe in.”', 'CAMA student discovers powerful career boost', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12470-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:17:35', '2014-10-02 18:17:35', '', 12470, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12470-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12968, 4, '2014-10-02 11:17:51', '2014-10-02 18:17:51', '[caption id="attachment_2094" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2094" title="Alaine Johnson and her husband" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/alaine-300x199.jpg" alt="Alaine Johnson and her husband" width="300" height="199" /> Alaine''s past has taken her through banking and other odd jobs, medical work, before settling down at SJVC.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<a title="SJVC Modesto" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/modesto/" target="_blank">Modesto</a> Health Studies Division Manager Alaine Johnson, while now an experienced health-worker-turned-instructor, was not always in the medical field.\r\n\r\nAlaine’s career started in banking. For over seventeen years, she continued on this path. After becoming a Commercial Banking Officer for Bank of America, she had a realization:\r\n\r\n“It wasn’t what I really wanted to do,” she says. “It just wasn’t very rewarding.”\r\n\r\nSo after nearly two decades in the workforce, Alaine returned to school. She got two Associate’s Degrees, one in Clinical Medical Assisting and the other in Medical Office Administration. It was with these qualifications that she started down her next path in life.\r\n\r\nShe started at the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula (or CHOMP as she and her colleagues called it). As a lab assistant, she proved a vital and effective part of the diagnostic process. After ten years of hard work, she had gained a passion for her work, and became Administrative Assistant to the Laboratory Director.\r\n\r\nBut her life would take an unexpected turn when tragedy struck. Alaine’s brother was killed in a car wreck. The laboratory technician and her husband moved back to Modesto to be with family.\r\n\r\nThey were not quite sure what they would do when they got there. Alaine had lived around Monterey for around forty years, and was now in a new place with no job. It was then that Stephanie Baughn, an SJVC medical assisting instructor and a friend of hers, suggested she look into work at the college. She was brought in. Her first night working the campus dean entered and offered Alaine full time work.\r\n\r\nNow, Alaine serves as the Health Studies Division Manager, where she oversees five different programs: <a title="Pharmacy Technology program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/pharmacy-technology/" target="_blank">Pharmacy Technology</a>, <a title="Medical Office program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-office/" target="_blank">Medical Office Administration</a>, <a title="Therapeutic Massage program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/therapeutic-massage/" target="_blank">Therapeutic Massage</a>, and both the <a title="Medical Assistant program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-assistant/" target="_blank">CMA</a> and <a title="Medical Assistant program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-assistant/" target="_blank">CAMA</a> programs.\r\n\r\nBut Alaine’s favorite part of her job is not curricula, administration, or management, but working with her students.\r\n\r\n“I love seeing SJVC students turn the corner, when they get the big picture,” says Alaine. “I like watching the transformation from timidity to confidence in the workplace. As an instructor it’s exciting to hear students come back and say they’re earning good money.”\r\n\r\n“She’s really good at working with students to help them make their goals,” says Sean Hancock, Modesto Campus Director. “She has a sincere desire to work through their challenges. She is earnest yet kind, and has a passionate approach with her students.”\r\n\r\nBut she is quick to point out that she would not be able to do any of it without all the dedicated faculty members on her team. The successes of their programs are the products of teamwork, not of any single individual.\r\n\r\nJust this last year, she received an award recognizing her valuable work. American Medical Technologists named her Outstanding Educator of the Year for 2013.\r\n\r\n“I love my job,” she says simply.\r\n\r\nAnd SJVC is all the better for that fact. Students and staff alike appreciate Alaine for her hard work and compassionate manner.\r\n\r\nSJVC is lucky to have her.', 'Modesto Campus Division Manager a “Model Employee”', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12473-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:17:51', '2014-10-02 18:17:51', '', 12473, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12473-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12969, 4, '2014-10-02 11:18:11', '2014-10-02 18:18:11', '[caption id="attachment_2088" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2088" title="SJVC San Diego Volunteers" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo-3-300x224.jpg" alt="SJVC San Diego Volunteers" width="300" height="224" /> SJVC students and staff volunteered their time and expertise to help provide dental care to the many who would otherwise go without.[/caption]\r\n\r\nMany of San Diego’s homeless and low-income families in need of dental care spent the night in a huge tent outside the Del Mar Fairground’s Exhibit Hall for a first-in-line advantage to participate in the 3-day <i>California Dental Association Cares</i> event. Aimed at providing much needed dental care to those who cannot afford it, <i>CDA Cares</i>, sponsored by the California Dental Association Foundation, served over 2,200 patients during this December 6-8 event.\r\n\r\nSJVC’s <a title="SJVC San Diego" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/san-diego/" target="_blank">San Diego</a> campus, whose <a title="Dental Hygiene program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/dental-hygiene/" target="_blank">Dental Hygiene</a> program is its exclusive career training offering, participated at all levels of service for this event, which included medical triage (to screen participants for medical eligibility for services), dental triage, x-rays, dental hygiene (cleaning), fillings, extractions and impressions for dentures.\r\n\r\nEvery Dental Hygiene student – including those who just began their first class the week before – along with every faculty and staff member from the San Diego campus, joined in the effort to bring dental care to those in need. Beginning and senior students benefited from direct interaction with patients, as well as the enormous satisfaction they gained from their volunteer experience.\r\n\r\n“Our new students were motivated to learn so they can continue to help others, and the more experienced students are excited to graduate and be able to give back to the communities they are living in,” says Jean Honny, Campus Director and DH Program Director.  “One student said, ‘I think I got more out of this experience than the patients did. ‘It really felt good to help someone in need.’”\r\n\r\nThe California Dental Association Foundation, who puts on this event as least twice a year in CA, estimates that as many as 10 million Californians do not receive dental care because they are uninsured due to job loss or they are homeless, as are many military veterans. Many children are left out, as their families struggle in low-income jobs without dental benefits.\r\n\r\nOver 100 dental chairs were provided, including 24 devoted to dental hygiene and 12 to pediatric dentistry, along with sterilization areas to keep instruments at the ready. Nurses and EMTs were on site to provide emergency response, if needed. The event filled the entire convention center exhibit hall.\r\n\r\nThroughout the three days, long lines of patients wound their way through screening, examinations and treatments toward much–needed reparation and healthier dental hygiene.\r\n\r\nMore than 1,700 dental health professionals and volunteers provided approximately $1.62 million in dental services to those in greatest need and most unable to afford them.\r\n\r\n“Everyone we treated was so grateful,” says Jean Honny, Campus Director and DH Program Director. “At the end, our students were giving people our phone number so they could come here and continue treatment.”\r\n\r\nSJVC is proud to have sponsored this event by donating funds to operate a dental chair, as well as provided staff, faculty and students in support of such a heartfelt community need.', 'Entire Campus and Dental Hygiene program volunteer for dental health event', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12472-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:18:11', '2014-10-02 18:18:11', '', 12472, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12472-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12970, 4, '2014-10-02 11:18:29', '2014-10-02 18:18:29', '[caption id="attachment_2082" align="alignleft" width="204"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2082" title="Chelsy Samuels and her little sister Kellie" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2-204x300.jpg" alt="Chelsy Samuels and her little sister Kellie" width="204" height="300" /> Chelsy Samuels has had a difficult life so far, but she still has worked hard to provide for her little sister.[/caption]\r\n\r\nTwenty year old Chelsy Samuels never had a role model to guide her through difficult decisions or show her how to navigate rocky relationships or strive for something positive in her life. She had to figure all that out on her own. Her mom was lost in a wasteland of drugs and abusive boyfriends and could not be counted on to protect her or her 7-year old half-sister, Kellie, from the trappings of that unstable life. It all changed last March.\r\n\r\n“I’d been working double shifts, seven days a week at the coffee house to get my mom and my sister out of that house,” says Chelsy. “It was a party house where gangbangers hung out, and the house was dirty with cockroaches everywhere; not a suitable place for Kellie.”\r\n\r\nThings escalated when Chelsy went to her mom’s one day and found her with her face swollen and bruised and, as it turned out, a broken rib. Chelsy did not want Kellie exposed to such violence and was not leaving the house without her. But her mom resisted Kellie leaving; the police were called and Chelsy and her mom began a short-lived custody battle. Her mom’s refusal to take a drug test sealed her parenting fate.\r\n\r\nWithin weeks Chelsy was awarded full guardianship of Kellie, and they began a life in a shared home with Chelsy’s boyfriend, Jason, and her good friend, John.\r\n\r\nSoon, however, Chelsy found herself in the Emergency Room with terrible stomach pain. A mass was discovered on each ovary – one benign and one active and diagnosed as pre-cancerous. She had lost her coffee shop job and was panicked at how she was going to fulfill her responsibilities of providing for Kellie. She did not want her ovaries removed, as she hopes to have her own children one day. She is seeking additional medical advice before any extraordinary or irreversible steps are taken.\r\n\r\n“I didn’t want to be doing nothing, so I decided I would get a degree or certification so that even if I did have cancer I’d have something for back-up in my life,” says Chelsy.\r\n\r\nShe enrolled in SJVC’s <a title="Medical Assistant program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-assistant/" target="_blank">Clinical Medical Assisting</a> certificate program in <a title="SJVC Modesto" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/modesto/" target="_blank">Modesto</a> and began to organize her life in blocks of program modules and 2-month doctor visits. To her surprise, a few unexpected people lined up to show support. In addition to Kellie, Jason, John and her cousin, Sarah, who enrolled in the CMA program with her, Chelsy found SJVC staff and faculty cheering her on.\r\n\r\nJackie Kohler, Chelsy’s Admissions Advisor and Miss. Baughn, who teaches her lab class, have supported Chelsy’s efforts.\r\n\r\n“I could talk with Jackie Kohler about anything, and Miss Baughn works with you and makes you understand,” says Chelsy, who admits she never got along very well with her high school teachers. “They care what’s going on in your personal life. It makes me proud of my decision to be here and showed me I chose the right school.”\r\n\r\n“Chelsy’s long-term goal is to work in hospice or pediatrics because she stayed with her grandma while she was in hospice and she realizes that not many people have the heart to help people pass away comfortably,” says Alyssa Bahr, Dean of Students.\r\n\r\nLife has changed a lot for Chelsy and Kellie. Chelsy is more confident that her dreams for the future are attainable and that she and Kellie can be free of a life her mother imposed on them. Kellie is blossoming in Chelsy’s care.\r\n\r\n“Kellie is the happiest and in the best health she has ever been,” says Chelsy. “All her teachers, everyone sees it. She is making straight As and I’m so proud of her.”\r\n\r\nChelsy cooks for Kellie every day, goes for bike rides in the park with her and puts her to bed at a normal time. “She thanks me for getting her to bed at the right time,” says Chelsy. “She never had that before and it makes me so happy that we can do that.”\r\n\r\nChelsy has less hope for her mom, who calls Kellie every couple of nights. “She still doesn’t sound right,” says Chelsy, who does not think her mom will get better until she hits ‘rock bottom’.\r\n\r\nThe past holds little power over Chelsy and Kellie, now eight. “We both had to grow up a lot quicker than we expected to,” says Chelsy, who knows they are each others’ greatest source of inspiration.\r\n\r\n“She walks up to me and says, ‘I can’t wait to go to college like my Sissy and get a job,’” says Chelsy. “She and I will break the cycle of our drug addict family; I’m going to help her do that.”', 'CMA student breaks cycle of family dysfunction', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12471-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:18:29', '2014-10-02 18:18:29', '', 12471, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12471-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12971, 4, '2014-10-02 11:19:00', '2014-10-02 18:19:00', '[caption id="attachment_2068" align="alignleft" width="300"]<a href="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lauren_haney_photo_ps_v2.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2068" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lauren_haney_photo_ps_v2-300x225.jpg" alt="The season of giving really took over at SJVC Temecula!" width="300" height="225" /></a> The season of giving really took over at SJVC Temecula![/caption]\r\n\r\nThe season of giving started early for the <a title="Check out the SJVC Temecula campus here" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/temecula" target="_blank">Temecula</a> campus. Since October students, staff and faculty have launched many fundraisers, organizations and special events in support of worthy causes, large and small.\r\n\r\nTheir last quarter push included a major fundraising effort by students from the Respiratory Therapy and Medical Assisting programs for SCAMP (Southern California Asthma Management Program) to send a child to SCAMP camp for a week. RT and MA students joined forced to mark Respiratory Care Week and Medical Assisting Appreciation Week (Oct. 21-25) by raising $1,500. – the cost of sending one child to camp to learn how to better manage their lives with asthma.\r\n\r\n“Everyone worked very hard to make wonderful informational posters and have fun activities to help raise funds for this worthy cause,” says William Hall, RT Program Director. Their efforts netted $2,160., and well over their goal to send one child to camp.\r\n\r\n“This event demonstrates how an idea once embraced by a small community, such as our campus, can exceed all expectations,” says Hall.\r\n\r\n<strong>Philippines Relief Fund</strong>\r\nThe ASB (Associate Student Body) wanted to do something to help victims of the devastating hurricane in the Philippines. A Nov. 20th bake sale, dress-down days and clothing sales brought in $250, which was given to the Red Cross for hurricane survivors.\r\n\r\n“Students donated time and brought in things to sell for between $.50-1.00 to raise money,” says John Hall, Temecula Dean of Student Services.\r\n\r\n<strong>Student Support Fund</strong>\r\nFundraising activities throughout November brought in enough contributions to provide eight students and their families with grocery store gift certificates for holiday dinners.\r\n\r\n<strong>Doors of Hope Orphanage, Baja, CA</strong>\r\nSeveral overflowing boxes of food and clothing donations have been collected for the Doors of Hope and were delivered by a group of SJVC students.\r\n\r\nASB, Diversity Club and HOSA have teamed up and organized activities that involved students, staff and faculty over the last three months to reach out into those in need both far away and right in their own back yard.\r\n\r\nEveryone has a little nicer holiday knowing they have improved someone else’s life by at least a small measure.', 'Making lives better through service and support', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12468-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:19:00', '2014-10-02 18:19:00', '', 12468, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12468-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12972, 4, '2014-10-02 11:19:15', '2014-10-02 18:19:15', '[caption id="attachment_2058" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2058" title="Repairs in progress" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/HVAC-Trainer2-300x230.jpg" alt="Repairs in progress" width="300" height="230" /> This new training system will provide current and future HVAC students with easily tailored and specific repair scenarios.[/caption]\r\n\r\nDuring the last 2-weeks of the<a title="Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/heating-ventilation-air-conditioning-and-refrigeration/" target="_blank"> Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning-Refrigeration</a> program, seniors participate in a test-out of hands-on procedures that review everything they have learned during the previous 14-months. The <a title="SJVC Visalia" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/visalia/" target="_blank">Visalia</a> program has many A/C and heating units on which they might be tested, but students about to graduate wanted to up the ante with a more intensive trial.\r\n\r\n“They were clamoring to get their knuckles bruised, turn the wrenches and use all of the nuts and bolts to troubleshoot unit malfunctions,” says Division Manager, Eric Lindberg. “So, Josh Debrie and Robby Gill, our very enterprising HVAC-R instructors, challenged their students to create a simulated –trainer board, which could take them through a variety of potential break-down and repair scenarios.”\r\n\r\nWith new technology constantly emerging, the use of computer simulated trainers in the career college industry is prevalent – and often cost-prohibitive. Virtual trainers are tools that come with the curriculum and are operated through a computer in a virtual environment. The beauty of a trainer board is that it can be reconfigured to present any number of fix-it issues with the electrical, refrigeration, heating and A/C components.\r\n\r\n“Our HVAC instructors looked around and saw all of the components needed to build our own trainer board,” says Lindberg. Those parts included a compressor, condenser coils, electrical panels, valves, gauges and other components that would test everything on one board. Robby Gill states, “We could configure it to trouble-shoot many different unit issues.”\r\n\r\nThe instructors challenged their senior class to design and build the board for their Capstone project – the last hands-on assessments they would perform before entering the work world.\r\n\r\nIt took the seniors a couple of weeks to create their trainer, completely from scratch.\r\n\r\n“The new trainer board puts HVAC students through intensive and creative hands-on problem-solving, and gives instructors an innovative way to measure student skill levels,” says Gill.\r\n\r\nIn addition to acing their Capstone project, graduating seniors have created a valuable learning tool and an instruction legacy that will serve many generations of HVAC-R classes to come.', 'HVAC senior students think ‘Legacy’', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12467-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:19:15', '2014-10-02 18:19:15', '', 12467, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12467-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13605, 4, '2015-03-05 10:27:27', '2015-03-05 18:27:27', '[caption id="attachment_2028" align="alignleft" width="179"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2028" title="Chris Barger" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_Barger2-179x300.jpg" alt="Chris Barger" width="179" height="300" /> This IT instructor goes out of his way to check up on his former students, to help graduates get jobs in the field.[/caption]\r\n\r\nFor <a title="SJVC Fresno" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/fresno/" target="_blank">Fresno campus</a> IT instructor, Chris Barger, his students’ success isn’t measured in program completion, but in full-time employment; and he goes out of his way to help grads realize that outcome. He works steadily with Career Services by providing employer leads, helping to set up student/employer interviews, giving employer background information to students, or starting a dialogue with new IT businesses.\r\n\r\n“I know my students aren’t in my class because I’m the coolest person in the world,” he laughs. “They’re here because they need the tools to support themselves and their families. I just help in any way I can.”\r\n\r\n“Chris is always engaged with his students and really cares about them,” says Christen Rodriguez, Career Services Manager. “He works closely with Career Services to ensure that each and every one of his graduates is placed.”\r\n\r\nHaving earned a BS degree at CSUF, and worked in the automotive industry for 15-years, Chris felt ready to fulfill the plan he had in mind since high school.\r\n\r\n“My program is a little unique for mechanically inclined folks like myself,” says Barger. I’m a gear-head and my students are gear-heads, and this all clicks for them, especially when we get to the hands-on training. It’s a great moment to see that light bulb go off for them.”\r\n\r\nAsked if he had to pick a favorite IT class and subject, Chris did not hesitate.\r\n\r\n“If I had to pick a class it’s <i>Industrial Electricity </i>because it really sets our students ahead,” he says. “They can go out and make a lot of money with the skills from just that one course.”\r\n\r\nThe most important subject he hopes to drill home to students is <i>professionalism</i>. “If students are fantastic at the hard skills, but they don’t show professionalism in how they speak to associates when they go out to work, they won’t keep their jobs.”\r\n\r\nThe evening IT program operates at full capacity and has students from all walks of life. “Some have engineering backgrounds and some have never held a tool in their life,” says Barger. “Industrial managers take our program because they’ve hired our graduates and don’t want their employees to know more than they do.”\r\n\r\nIT education and training is in-depth and can be a little daunting for some of the students. “Students are working on million dollar pieces of machinery, so it can be a little intimidating,” says Barger. “What I like to see is their confidence grow, as they gain more knowledge and experience.”\r\n\r\nGraduates’ stories of success filter their way back into the classroom. “Graduates come out of the classroom ready to go,” says Chris. “They come back and my current students get to hear their success stories and it makes the light at the end of the tunnel a little bit closer.”\r\n\r\nFor some students it almost doesn’t happen at all. Chris tells of a young man who wanted to start the IT program, but who was experiencing very hard times and could not afford the uniform shirt. Student Services fund helped him out and when he completed the program got a great job in the solar industry.\r\n\r\n“For him to go from being that far down to having the means to support his family, was just great,” says Chris. “As a father, I understand that importance.”\r\n\r\nThere is also a lot of opportunity for females in the IT field. The perception is that, because Industrial Technology is historically male-dominated, women must make three-times the effort to be successful in that environment.\r\n\r\n“Employers look at it and though the women must have worked harder to get there, so they get hired pretty quickly,” says Barger. “The female I have in my class is at the top of the class, so proving that theory.”\r\n\r\nMale or female, IT students are expected to foster respect at all times. “I treat students with the utmost respect and expect the same in return,” says Chris. “It will help students keep their jobs because they will know how to speak to anyone with respect. From reception and janitors to engineers and managers, showing respect will help their success.”\r\n\r\nAcademic, technical, behavioral and life lessons are all part of the scope of influence Chris Barger provides his students. It is something he provides without hesitation.\r\n\r\n“This is definitely a perfect fit for me, and I love what I do,” says Barger. “Going to class is the best part of my day.”', 'Instructor keeps his eyes on Industrial Technology grads’ careers', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '12462-revision-v1', '', '', '2015-03-05 10:27:27', '2015-03-05 18:27:27', '', 12462, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/12462-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12973, 4, '2014-10-02 11:19:32', '2014-10-02 18:19:32', '[caption id="attachment_2028" align="alignleft" width="179"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2028" title="Chris Barger" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_Barger2-179x300.jpg" alt="Chris Barger" width="179" height="300" /> This IT instructor goes out of his way to check up on his former students, to help graduates get jobs in the field.[/caption]\r\n\r\nFor <a title="SJVC Fresno" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/fresno/" target="_blank">Fresno campus</a> IT instructor, Chris Barger, his students’ success isn’t measured in program completion, but in full-time employment; and he goes out of his way to help grads realize that outcome. He works steadily with Career Services by providing employer leads, helping to set up student/employer interviews, giving employer background information to students, or starting a dialogue with new IT businesses.\r\n\r\n“I know my students aren’t in my class because I’m the coolest person in the world,” he laughs. “They’re here because they need the tools to support themselves and their families. I just help in any way I can.”\r\n\r\nThe <a title="Industrial Technology program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/industrial-technology/" target="_blank">IT certificate program</a>’s 100% job placement rate is testament to a committed team effort. “Chris is always engaged with his students and really cares about them,” says Christen Rodriguez, Career Services Manager. “He works closely with Career Services to ensure that each and every one of his graduates is placed.”\r\n\r\nHaving earned a BS degree at CSUF, and worked in the automotive industry for 15-years, Chris felt ready to fulfill the plan he had in mind since high school.\r\n\r\n“My program is a little unique for mechanically inclined folks like myself,” says Barger. I’m a gear-head and my students are gear-heads, and this all clicks for them, especially when we get to the hands-on training. It’s a great moment to see that light bulb go off for them.”\r\n\r\nAsked if he had to pick a favorite IT class and subject, Chris did not hesitate.\r\n\r\n“If I had to pick a class it’s <i>Industrial Electricity </i>because it really sets our students ahead,” he says. “They can go out and make a lot of money with the skills from just that one course.”\r\n\r\nThe most important subject he hopes to drill home to students is <i>professionalism</i>. “If students are fantastic at the hard skills, but they don’t show professionalism in how they speak to associates when they go out to work, they won’t keep their jobs.”\r\n\r\nThe evening IT program operates at full capacity and has students from all walks of life. “Some have engineering backgrounds and some have never held a tool in their life,” says Barger. “Industrial managers take our program because they’ve hired our graduates and don’t want their employees to know more than they do.”\r\n\r\nIT education and training is in-depth and can be a little daunting for some of the students. “Students are working on million dollar pieces of machinery, so it can be a little intimidating,” says Barger. “What I like to see is their confidence grow, as they gain more knowledge and experience.”\r\n\r\nGraduates’ stories of success filter their way back into the classroom. “Graduates come out of the classroom ready to go,” says Chris. “They come back and my current students get to hear their success stories and it makes the light at the end of the tunnel a little bit closer.”\r\n\r\nFor some students it almost doesn’t happen at all. Chris tells of a young man who wanted to start the IT program, but who was experiencing very hard times and could not afford the uniform shirt. Student Services fund helped him out and when he completed the program got a great job in the solar industry.\r\n\r\n“For him to go from being that far down to having the means to support his family, was just great,” says Chris. “As a father, I understand that importance.”\r\n\r\nThere is also a lot of opportunity for females in the IT field. The perception is that, because Industrial Technology is historically male-dominated, women must make three-times the effort to be successful in that environment.\r\n\r\n“Employers look at it and though the women must have worked harder to get there, so they get hired pretty quickly,” says Barger. “The female I have in my class is at the top of the class, so proving that theory.”\r\n\r\nMale or female, IT students are expected to foster respect at all times. “I treat students with the utmost respect and expect the same in return,” says Chris. “It will help students keep their jobs because they will know how to speak to anyone with respect. From reception and janitors to engineers and managers, showing respect will help their success.”\r\n\r\nAcademic, technical, behavioral and life lessons are all part of the scope of influence Chris Barger provides his students. It is something he provides without hesitation.\r\n\r\n“This is definitely a perfect fit for me, and I love what I do,” says Barger. “Going to class is the best part of my day.”', 'Instructor keeps his eyes on Industrial Technology grads’ careers', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12462-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:19:32', '2014-10-02 18:19:32', '', 12462, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12462-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(12974, 4, '2014-10-02 11:19:49', '2014-10-02 18:19:49', '[caption id="attachment_2038" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2038" title="Paula Askari and her two daughters" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/11-300x300.jpg" alt="Paula Askari and her two daughters" width="300" height="300" /> Now the sole breadwinner for her family, Paula wanted to set an example and provide well for her two daughters.[/caption]\r\n\r\nEvery day Paula Askari wakes up, straightens her narrow shoulders and prepares for the arduous routine that will bring her one step closer to her dream of a job she loves and financial security. She looks at the two little girls who are the focal point of her efforts: 3-year old Layla and 1-year old Natalie.\r\n\r\n“I want the girls to have more than I had,” says Paula. “I want them to look back at this and say, ‘My mom went back to school and took care of us.’”\r\n\r\nOn their own since April, this little family of three has had plenty of uncertainties and the isolating stresses of a newly broken family. But when one thing is lost, it seems, something good can come in to fill the space.\r\n\r\nPaula knew that her hope for positive change hinged to a great extent upon getting an education. After working as a bank teller for four years, she had been a stay-at-home mom for almost a year. Now it was up to her to be the primary provider for her girls. The long, slow promotional ladder in the banking industry was not going to take care of their most immediate needs.\r\n\r\nPaula’s good friend, Pharmacy Technology student Christina, invited her to a Friends and Family Night at <a title="SJVC Antelope Valley" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/antelope-valley/">SJVC’s Lancaster campus</a>. Paula had finished her Financial Aid process earlier and was looking for the right education opportunity. During the presentation and tour, Paula realized that this was something she could see herself doing.\r\n\r\n“I love to help others and was drawn to the medical field, but as a <a title="Pharmacy Technology program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/pharmacy-technology/">Pharmacy Technologist</a> I wouldn’t have to be in direct contact with patients and poking them and all the bloody stuff,” she says. “Plus, there’s the job security; it’s always going to be there.” She enrolled in the program.\r\n\r\nThe second light that rushed in to fill the dark was Paula’s sister, Melissa, and their father, Ray, who live several miles away. Melissa keeps wonderful care of Layla and Natalie while Paula is in class.\r\n\r\n“It’s a long day and I spend a lot of my day driving,” says Paula. But, the hardest part is leaving her daughters. “It breaks my heart to leave them, and Layla asks me to please stay.”\r\n\r\nThe emotional price is high, but the outcome will give them all the better life they deserve.\r\n\r\nPaula buckled down and devoted herself to her studies. She was initially shocked at how many medications and labels had to be memorized. It wasn’t long before she got her rhythm with homework, studies, exams and new modules. The first time she found herself on the Dean’s List and the recipient of a Perfect Attendance certificate, she was elated.\r\n\r\n“Paula strives to reach her full potential and is committed to doing her best,” says Lindsay Sapp, Pharmacy Tech instructor. “She constantly seeks new challenges and never fails to take responsibility for her learning.”\r\n\r\nPaula looks for inspiration and encouragement, and when she finds something that touches her heart and lifts her spirit…she puts it on the refrigerator. Right now, lyrics from a “Jesus Culture” song sustain her.\r\n<p align="center"><i>Higher than the mountains that I face,</i></p>\r\n<p align="center"><i>Stronger than the power of the grave,</i></p>\r\n<p align="center"><i>Constant through the trial and the change,</i></p>\r\n<p align="center"><i>One thing remains.</i></p>\r\n<p align="center"><i>Your love never fails, never gives up,</i></p>\r\n<p align="center"><i>Never runs out on me.</i><i> </i></p>\r\nPaula has enough of what she needs to make it through to graduation in February, 2014…and beyond.\r\n\r\nShe knows it may never be<i> </i>easy, but it is sure to be <i>easier</i>. She keeps her focus on tomorrow.\r\n\r\n“It’s been up and down, an emotional rollercoaster,” says Paula. “The girls are going through so much and school has been hard on all of us. But, we’re sacrificing a little bit now so that later on they’ll have more of my time.”\r\n\r\nPaula has figured out an awful lot in her 23-years.', 'Two little girls keep Pharmacy Tech student going', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12464-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:19:49', '2014-10-02 18:19:49', '', 12464, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12464-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12975, 4, '2014-10-02 11:20:06', '2014-10-02 18:20:06', '[caption id="attachment_2051" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2051" title="A corporate Holiday" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo3_edit2-300x181.jpg" alt="A corporate Holiday" width="300" height="181" /> What does this enigmatic bunch do for the holiday season?[/caption]\r\n\r\nBehind the scenes at San Joaquin Valley College works a committed group of individuals, people who skirt the spotlight, hiding from attention, and yet their work is undeniably vital. The crew of the Central Administrative Office toil tirelessly to keep the college on track.\r\n\r\nBut the holidays are upon us, which begs the question: what do these mysterious people do? How do the admissions specialists, the accountants, the human resources team, the marketers, and the rest celebrate the holidays around the office?\r\n\r\nEvery year, of course, is the requisite Christmas party, which is held at varying locations each year. One year the party was even held in a tent in the company parking lot. But the party is significant for other reasons.\r\n\r\nAt the start of each holiday gathering, each new employee hired that year is introduced, given a warm welcome, and a gentle ribbing. After the new hires are sufficiently roasted before the company, the year’s charity donation is presented, collected and funded by the employees and donated under the Perry family name. Every year, the staff decides on a special charity to support that Christmas.\r\n\r\nIn fact, charity would seem to be a big part of the corporate Christmas. In past years, employees have donated their time and effort to good causes. Some would help supply food and subsequently serve it as Sister Ursula’s food mission. Other times, they visited Happy Trails Riding Academy and repaint surfaces, or, sometimes, clean the horse stalls.\r\n\r\nLast year, the employees erected a Giving Tree in the office. Each ornament was for a family in need, and each employee took one and bought them something special.\r\n\r\nBut there is fun (and treats) around the office as well. For years, Judy has brought homemade cookies to share, a tradition her coworkers will not be happy to ever see go.\r\n\r\n“She can never stop now,” said an anonymous source, greedily eyeing her plate of cookies.\r\n\r\nEach department may have its own special traditions as well. The Academic Affairs department held a secret Santa. There were three stages. The first stage consisted of useful office supplies. The second was littered with decidedly less practical gifts, like fuzzy reindeer antlers. The third was a cutthroat competition to steal and trade from the gifts given to get the silliest or most fun item.\r\n\r\nOne year, a station to make custom ornaments was held. It was not optional. Everyone in the office was required to make an ornament, under penalty of otherwise being the office Scrooge, or worse, Grinch.\r\n\r\nSo, when you think of the Central Administrative Office, try to imagine the festive side.', 'Holidays at the Central Office', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12466-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:20:06', '2014-10-02 18:20:06', '', 12466, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12466-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12976, 4, '2014-10-02 11:20:23', '2014-10-02 18:20:23', '[caption id="attachment_2034" align="alignleft" width="225"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2034 " title="Phaedra Ray" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2b-225x300.jpg" alt="Phaedra Ray" width="225" height="300" /> After turning her life around, Phaedra found her life''s calling in veterinary care.[/caption]\r\n\r\nPhaedra Ray’s young life was filled with all of the abuses you wish no child to endure. The three people – mother, father, older brother – who should have most protected her, were the primary perpetrators. With no place to hide, she lost herself in the soft fur of a cat, the loving wag of a dog’s tail. Animals would be her refuge then and now.\r\n\r\nPhaedra’s first three decades are a blur of drug and sexual abuses. Her physical violations that began at age five and her introduction and subsequent addiction to methamphetamine at age eight led to inevitable antisocial and unlawful behaviors.\r\n\r\n“I was told I should have been dead long, long ago,” says Phaedra. “But, I’ve learned that I’m a fighter…a mental fighter.”\r\n\r\nFor years Phaedra floundered emotionally, physically and educationally until finally, at age thirty-five and incarcerated, she earned her GED. That little sliver of educational accomplishment was the small hope she began to build upon.\r\n\r\nAfter her release a year later, Phaedra began to volunteer at the New Village Pets rescue clinic where she rediscovered her love of animals. Veterinarian, Dr. Piel, recognized Phaedra’s gift with animals and gradually allowed her to participate in surgeries, vaccinations, animal restraint, anesthesia and teeth cleaning and extractions.\r\n\r\n“Dr. Piel taught me everything and was always right there next to me and since we were a rescue clinic, pet owners gave me permission to help while I was learning,” says Phaedra. “After a few months Dr. Piel encouraged me to enroll in SJVC’s Vet Tech program in <a title="SJVC Fresno" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/fresno/" target="_blank">Fresno</a>, where she was doing surgeries.”\r\n\r\nPhaedra thrived in the VT classroom environment. She maintained a 3.72 GPA, made the Dean’s List throughout her program and was one of only three students nominated for the National Technical Honor Society, of which she is still a member. Fellow students sought her out for mentoring and fought for a place on her team projects.\r\n\r\nThroughout her <a title="Veterinary Technology program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/veterinary-technology/" target="_blank">Veterinary Technology</a> program Phaedra continued to volunteer at the rescue clinic where Dr. Piel treated her as a trusted colleague. Although the demands of her program were at times overwhelming, Phaedra persevered and earned the privilege of wearing the special colors of educational achievement at the graduation ceremony held last June.\r\n\r\nA few days after graduation Phaedra interviewed for an Office Manager/Head Veterinary Technologist position at Family Veterinary Hospital where she was hired on the spot. In a busy office that averages 15-20 patients and at least one surgery each day, Phaedra has the job of her dreams. She wants one day to get her Master’s Degree so that she can work exclusively in emergency surgery and critical care for her beloved animals.\r\n\r\nBut it is her volunteer work that replenishes her sometimes still-fragile spirit. Phaedra volunteers at FOTEP (Female Offender Training Employment Program), where she mentors ten women who have a history of sexual and drug abuse.\r\n\r\n“I believe I went through all that sexual abuse so that I could help women who went through the same thing,” she says. “I understand what they’re feeling, what they’re going through.”\r\n\r\nPhaedra’s own therapy that “broke me down and built me back up” helped her to better understand her past and accept and appreciate who and where she is now. It also gives her insight into counseling others through their compulsions and feelings of low self-worth.\r\n\r\n“All of those group sessions in anger management, shame classes, PTSD, parenting classes, trauma classes, were important to give myself tools to try to live out my life the way I needed to live my life,” says Phaedra. “I had only thought of my past as being about the drug abuse, but my counselor made me look at everything and how the drug abuse was on account of my sexual abuse.”\r\n\r\nPhaedra feels that her SJVC education saved her from her past, and she plans to spend the rest of her life helping others – both human and animal.\r\n\r\n“It helps me to help them every day of my life,” she says. “In the morning when I come in, if I’m a little down, one of my critters licks me on my nose and I say, ‘OK, now I’m feeling better.’”', 'Veterinary Tech program refuge from childhood abuse', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12463-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:20:23', '2014-10-02 18:20:23', '', 12463, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12463-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13577, 4, '2015-02-05 15:13:09', '2015-02-05 23:13:09', 'SJVC’s Online students are scattered across the nation and even dot other countries, so gowning up for a graduation ceremony at one of the California campuses is unlikely. However, the <a title="SJVC Online" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/sjvc-online/" target="_blank">Online Division</a> staff did not feel it was fair for their students to work so hard toward successful completion of their degree and certificate programs without any recognition or fanfare at the finish.\r\n\r\n“Online students do just as much work as on-ground students, except that they are more self-taught, have to be very disciplined and work more independently,” says Alyssa Perry, Dean of Student Services. “But, when it came to graduation, they were not getting that big ‘Aaaah’ moment. They would get a phone call and someone from SJVC would say, ‘Congratulations, you passed your requirements; we will mail your certificate of completion.’”  Not quite the celebration that their effort and accomplishment deserved.\r\n\r\nFour months ago the Online staff began work on the production of an Online graduation ceremony video. It took a great deal of coordination among staff to complete the 18-minute video that introduces staff presenters, including Alyssa Perry, Ash Carter, Site Coordinator, and various Student Advisors, who announce the names of recent graduates.\r\n\r\n<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6aWs5qxvadA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>\r\n\r\nThe video combines a stagnant stage and podium illustration with a pre-recorded ‘talking head’ at the podium who speaks to the viewing audience, provides a commencement address, and announces the names of those graduating. Various staff step into each of those roles. Now that the video base is built, the names of subsequent graduates can be easily implanted, and graduation ceremonies might occur every two months. The current student population of approximately 400 will enjoy their eventual ‘commencement’ moment, as well.\r\n\r\nAlyssa Perry acknowledges that this initial video effort is just the first step in the evolution of an expanded and more sophisticated video presentation of this landmark event.\r\n\r\nIn the 8-years the Online campus has been operational, there has never been an in-person graduation exercise; the nature of distance learning makes such a venture untenable. However, the campus’ foray into a video experience paves the way to better engage Online students in the celebration of their accomplishments.\r\n\r\nOnline’s new graduation video honors 105 graduates (June 1, 2013 – Sept. 1, 2013) from Medical Office Administration, Construction Management, Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting, Business Administration and Technical Studies programs. Eighty-seven certificates and 18 Associate of Science degrees were awarded.\r\n\r\n“This is not only an important acknowledgement of our graduates, but a milestone for the campus as pioneers of video graduation exercises,” says Ms. Perry, who found few Online college examples available.\r\n\r\nIn addition, the Online staff and faculty now have a collection of video ‘bloopers’ for their next team-building exercise for staff and faculty.', 'Online campus debuts graduation video', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '12465-revision-v1', '', '', '2015-02-05 15:13:09', '2015-02-05 23:13:09', '', 12465, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/12465-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12977, 4, '2014-10-02 11:20:40', '2014-10-02 18:20:40', 'SJVC’s Online students are scattered across the nation and even dot other countries, so gowning up for a graduation ceremony at one of the California campuses is unlikely. However, the <a title="SJVC Online" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/sjvc-online/" target="_blank">Online Division</a> staff did not feel it was fair for their students to work so hard toward successful completion of their degree and certificate programs without any recognition or fanfare at the finish.\r\n\r\n“Online students do just as much work as on-ground students, except that they are more self-taught, have to be very disciplined and work more independently,” says Alyssa Perry, Dean of Student Services. “But, when it came to graduation, they were not getting that big ‘Aaaah’ moment. They would get a phone call and someone from SJVC would say, ‘Congratulations, you passed your requirements; we will mail your certificate of completion.’”  Not quite the celebration that their effort and accomplishment deserved.\r\n\r\nFour months ago the Online staff began work on the production of an Online graduation ceremony video. It took a great deal of coordination among staff to complete the 18-minute video that introduces staff presenters, including Alyssa Perry, Ash Carter, Site Coordinator, and various Student Advisors, who announce the names of recent graduates.\r\n\r\n<object width="600" height="320" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/6aWs5qxvadA?version=3&amp;autoplay=0" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed width="600" height="320" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="https://www.youtube.com/v/6aWs5qxvadA?version=3&amp;autoplay=0" allowscriptaccess="always" allowscriptaccess="always" /></object>\r\n\r\nThe video combines a stagnant stage and podium illustration with a pre-recorded ‘talking head’ at the podium who speaks to the viewing audience, provides a commencement address, and announces the names of those graduating. Various staff step into each of those roles. Now that the video base is built, the names of subsequent graduates can be easily implanted, and graduation ceremonies might occur every two months. The current student population of approximately 400 will enjoy their eventual ‘commencement’ moment, as well.\r\n\r\nAlyssa Perry acknowledges that this initial video effort is just the first step in the evolution of an expanded and more sophisticated video presentation of this landmark event.\r\n\r\nIn the 8-years the Online campus has been operational, there has never been an in-person graduation exercise; the nature of distance learning makes such a venture untenable. However, the campus’ foray into a video experience paves the way to better engage Online students in the celebration of their accomplishments.\r\n\r\nOnline’s new graduation video honors 105 graduates (June 1, 2013 – Sept. 1, 2013) from Medical Office Administration, Construction Management, Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting, Business Administration and Technical Studies programs. Eighty-seven certificates and 18 Associate of Science degrees were awarded.\r\n\r\n“This is not only an important acknowledgement of our graduates, but a milestone for the campus as pioneers of video graduation exercises,” says Ms. Perry, who found few Online college examples available.\r\n\r\nIn addition, the Online staff and faculty now have a collection of video ‘bloopers’ for their next team-building exercise for staff and faculty.', 'Online campus debuts graduation video', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12465-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:20:40', '2014-10-02 18:20:40', '', 12465, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12465-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12978, 4, '2014-10-02 11:20:55', '2014-10-02 18:20:55', '[caption id="attachment_1992" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-1992 " title="Tekla Patton with her husband" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1-300x237.jpg" alt="Tekla Patton with her husband" width="300" height="237" /> This Online Campus faculty member does her best to remove the distance between student and advisor.[/caption]\r\n\r\nIs a Student Advisor for an online program meant to be just a title, a distant and aloof figure that merely sends an email every few months? Well, Tekla Patton does not think so.\r\n\r\nAs a student advisor for the SJVC <a title="SJVC Online" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/sjvc-online/" target="_blank">Online Campus</a>, Tekla is there for her students. When they have questions, she can answer them. When they need a little nudge to stay on track, in line with program requirements and on top of their grades, students look to her. If a student needs tutoring, she is the one to go to.\r\n\r\nThanks to the nature of online programs, her students can be local, or in places very distant. SJVC’s Online Students do their coursework from places as far away as New York, and there are even a few students out of country, whether they are American military deployed overseas or otherwise. And yet, despite the many miles separating Visalia and these many places, Tekla is there to help.\r\n\r\n“It’s really cool to reach out to students,” says Tekla.\r\n\r\nHer duties also include preparing those newly enrolled in the program with student orientation.\r\n\r\nThough Tekla has been working for<a title="SJVC" href="http://www.sjvc.edu" target="_blank"> SJVC</a> for two and a half years, her history in the education sector is longer still. First, she was an academic advisor at Bakersfield College. After moving to Visalia, she was hired at College of the Sequoias. Finally, she would join SJVC as Student Center Coordinator.\r\n\r\nBut Tekla has a special qualification for her position: her own educational background. A Master’s Degree in Counseling allows her to reach out to students even more in her position. Beyond simply keeping students up to date with steps to graduation, she can work with them more closely, and in a more personal capacity.\r\n\r\nHer care and understanding are lifesavers for students in times of crisis. She is not merely their advisor, but a friend. If difficulties arise in students’ lives, Tekla can help.\r\n\r\n“She knows the students for who they are,” says Online Campus Dean of Student Services Alyssa Perry.\r\n\r\nUnsurprisingly, her students like her. Her optimism is comforting. They say she is involved, genuinely interested in their lives, and concerned for their problems. When they talk, their conversations are not limited to the topics of SJVC and the program. She is even Facebook friends with them.\r\n\r\nBut Tekla is hardly content to perform the duties of her position, as well as she does. She serves beyond the call, being a member of both SJVC’s Holiday Planning and Diversity Committees. To fund the Online Campus holiday party, she auctioned off festive baskets.\r\n\r\nShe always knew she wanted to teach in some way, to help people, and this is just the way she does it.\r\n\r\nAs for her future, Tekla is pretty happy where she is.\r\n\r\n“I don’t see myself going anywhere anytime soon.”', 'Online Student Advisor reaches out', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12457-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:20:55', '2014-10-02 18:20:55', '', 12457, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12457-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12980, 4, '2014-10-02 11:50:24', '2014-10-02 18:50:24', '[caption id="attachment_2017" align="alignleft" width="165"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2017" title="Admissions Advisor Nia Hajenga with Modesto''s Giving Tree" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/PhotoGrid_1386715535257-1-copy-165x300.jpg" alt="Admissions Advisor Nia Hajenga with Modesto''s Giving Tree" width="165" height="300" /> Both Modesto and Bakerfield have Giving Tree programs to provide for the family''s of students in need.[/caption]\r\n\r\nAcross the state, SJVC campuses have been preparing for the holidays by starting their own charitable programs. A popular one is the Giving Tree, which has popped up at several campuses including <a title="SJVC Bakersfield" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/bakersfield/" target="_blank">Bakersfield</a> and <a title="SJVC Modesto" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/modesto/" target="_blank">Modesto</a>.\r\n\r\n“It’s just something we do to make our students more welcome,” says Bakersfield Dean of Student Services Melissa Gonzales.\r\n\r\nStarting in November, students and faculty nominate children of families that may not receive presents due to financial stress at home. Often these are the children of SJVC students in need of a little holiday help.\r\n\r\nWish lists are written up for each of the children, listing clothing sizes and gender. With this information, the faculty makes a tag for each child. Tags are then placed on a Christmas tree.\r\n\r\nInstructors have a few weeks to take a tag, or two, and buy that child a gift.\r\n\r\nThis holiday help has become something of a tradition on a few SJVC campuses. <a title="SJVC Antelope Valley" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/antelope-valley/" target="_blank">SJVC Lancaster</a> started their efforts this year and both the Modesto and Bakersfield campuses have been holding Giving Tree programs for several years now.\r\n\r\nIn Modesto, this year’s tree had 28 tags for 28 children. Bakersfield had 38.\r\n\r\nAt least there used to be that many.\r\n\r\nIn Modesto, all of the tags have already been taken, and gifts are being bought -- but not only by faculty. A few students took it upon themselves to take a tag and help out their fellow students’ families.\r\n\r\n”I’m incredibly impressed with our community’s generosity,” said Modesto Evening Dean Alyssa Bahr. She noted that their contributions went “above and beyond” her expectations.\r\n\r\nAfter these couple weeks, the presents will all be collected and one lucky SJVC faculty member will dress up as Santa and give the presents to their intended recipients.\r\n\r\nThe students are very appreciative of their community’s good will.\r\n\r\n“It has enabled me to not worry about not having anything for my son this Christmas,” said one student. “This year is definitely going to be even more special for us because of this amazing opportunity!”\r\n\r\nThe Giving Tree is just one more way SJVC staff and students can help their community and prove themselves the model citizens they are.\r\n\r\n“I’m really proud of my students,” said Alyssa.\r\n\r\nAnd she has great reason to be.', 'The Spirit of Giving', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12460-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:50:24', '2014-10-02 18:50:24', '', 12460, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12460-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12981, 4, '2014-10-02 11:50:39', '2014-10-02 18:50:39', '[caption id="attachment_2012" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-2012 " title="December 6th''s Toy Drive" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo-copy-300x224.jpg" alt="December 6th''s Toy Drive" width="300" height="224" /> Ontario''s students and faculty have been hard at work in their community this holiday season.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<a title="SJVC Ontario" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/ontario/" target="_blank">SJVC’s Ontario</a> campus has been very busy this holiday season. Students and staff have contributed to different charitable pursuits, intent on making a difference in this season of giving.\r\n\r\nThe first of these charitable efforts is a toy drive. In association with <a title="Spark of Love" href="http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/feature?id=7778455" target="_blank">ABC7 and the Spark of Love Foundation</a>, SJVC students have bought and donated toys for kids who might otherwise have to gone without. On Friday the 6<sup>th</sup>, 300 volunteers, including students and the ABC news crew, fanned out to collect unwrapped presents to distribute to local needy children.\r\n\r\nOne Respiratory Therapy student could only marvel at the effort, impressed by the sheer numbers and dedication of her fellow students, saying, “Wow, this is really amazing.”\r\n\r\nThe second was a clothing drive. Students and faculty collected sweatshirts, blankets, anything warm. These would be donated to local shelters to help keep the holidays a little warmer for those in rough times.\r\n\r\nSJVC students alone managed to collect 60 jackets of all sizes to be donated at St. Bernadine’s Hospital. The staff was quite thankful, as before the students’ donations, their jackets numbered only 20.\r\n\r\nStudents from the local chapters of both the HOSA and NTHS clubs participated. These were the same students who, back in November, went on to volunteer their services to the Salvation Army and feed the homeless for Thanksgiving.\r\n\r\n“The entire purpose for both of these clubs is to make a difference in the community,” says Yvette Savala, CMA instructor and advisor to both clubs. “I hope by doing this they will continue to be productive members of the community and be an example to others.”\r\n\r\nLastly, SJVC Ontario has been chosen as 1 of 20 schools to help in the <a title="Let''s Can Hunger" href="http://www.letscanhunger.com/" target="_blank">Let’s Can Hunger</a> program. Sponsored by the Campbell’s soup company, this drive relies on the work and competitive spirit of local Enactus club members.\r\n\r\nThe ultimate goal is to get 20,000 non-perishable food items before March. Students will be able to choose where exactly they wish to donate the food they collect, whether that be local community organizations or even fellow students in difficult times.\r\n\r\nSo far, they have received 382 cans and $217 dollars. Most of these donations were given to needy Ontario students. Those 10 students would otherwise not have been able to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal.\r\n\r\nEnactus is an international non-profit aimed at students of higher education who want to better their communities. Across 39 different countries, college students compete with one another to donate more and make an even greater difference in the lives of the needy.\r\n\r\n“Our students here in Ontario are very giving and understanding of the need for generosity, especially in this holiday season,” says Ontario Dean of Student Services.\r\n\r\nThe best part is that, no matter which campus wins, everybody wins.', 'One Campus, Three Causes', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12459-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:50:39', '2014-10-02 18:50:39', '', 12459, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12459-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12982, 4, '2014-10-02 11:50:56', '2014-10-02 18:50:56', '[caption id="attachment_1958" align="alignleft" width="225"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-1958 " title="Adamina McKenzie" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_1715-copy-225x300.jpg" alt="Adamina McKenzie" width="225" height="300" /> Adamina''s passion is her work, to which she brings a positive attitude and genuine care.[/caption]\r\n\r\nAdamina McKenzie is the kind of person you want in your corner. She will be your strongest advocate. She is the sister you always wished you had, the mama bear who fights for your security, and the coach who pushes you to dig deeper to find your own strength.\r\n\r\nThat means, as a Career Services Advisor at the <a title="SJVC Victor Valley" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/victor-valley/" target="_blank">Hesperia campus</a>, Adamina is in the perfect position to help students and graduates develop job search skills in order to show their greatest potential to prospective employers. Many of her colleagues agree.\r\n\r\n<em>EDIT: Shortly after the writing of this story, Adamina transitioned to Career Service Manager at SJVC Hesperia.</em>\r\n\r\n“Every day Adamina brings a positive attitude, incredible drive and resourcefulness to the department and our campus,” says Melanie Blackwell, Campus Director, who hired Adamina in February.\r\n\r\nAdamina hits the ground running each day. The Career Services team of three plans their goals and activities around providing effective job search assistance to students on the threshold of graduation, as well as building relationships with their future employers. They groom students and graduates in the art of making a good impression – both on their resumes and in-person – along with negotiating salaries, communicating effectively, demonstrating their knowledge and skills, and projecting confidence. Adamina is a natural mentor.\r\n\r\n“It’s my passion, and if you’re really passionate about something, you’ll give it your all,” says Adamina. “I believe our students want a career, not a job. I make sure that employers know that, and that it is a win-win situation when they hire our graduates.”\r\n\r\nRecently Adamina persuaded a correctional facility that was reopening, with 100 positions to fill, to conduct interviews for new Correction Officers at the college campus. “They interviewed 50 candidates that day and eventually made offers to 28 of our CJC students and graduates,” says Melanie Blackwell. “And now that their Correctional Officer positions are filled, they will be looking at our Business Administration, Medical Assisting and Pharmacy Technology graduates to fill needs within their facility.”\r\n\r\nA humble person, Adamina emphasizes the team effort that went in to making this mass placement so successful, as she also credits the skill level of those who were hired. “At the end of the day it’s the graduates who get the job for themselves,” she says. “We just provide the tools for them to be successful during the interview; they do the rest.”\r\n\r\nCriminal Justice Corrections Program Director, Mike Stewart had his own thoughts about the mass hiring’s source of momentum. “The CJ staff and cadets are privileged and honored to have Adamina in the community doing what she does best.”\r\n\r\nAdamina’s favorite moments are centered on student success stories. For her, it is personal. Their success is her success.\r\n\r\nOne story involves a CJC program student who, with Career Services help, landed an ideal position with great pay and benefits…and promptly decided to leave the CJ program. She felt her ultimate goal had been achieved and wanted to begin to enjoy the rewards of her efforts.\r\n\r\n“She was scheduled to graduate after only one more module,” says Adamina. “I explained to her that she would be more of an asset to the company with that degree. She agreed to finish and now she’s going to graduate in December. I’m so proud of her.”\r\n\r\nAdamina gives much of herself to her work and all those around her. She makes sure she has people close by who help replenish her spirit and cheer her on. Her husband, Elliott and their three young boys enthusiastically fill that role.\r\n\r\n“My husband is my hero,” says Adamina. “He boosts me up every morning before I go to work and is the perfect person to go to when I’m not sure about something. And, the boys give me a ‘Go mommy!’”\r\n\r\nThere are other resources that come into perfect play. “I do a lot of yoga and meditation,” says Adamina. “I read and apply <i>The Secret </i>and meditate on my Vision Board. It’s a ritual in a sense, but I don’t go so far as chanting,” she laughs. Although, if she did, it would definitely be “Let’s manifest! Let’s do this!” she says.\r\n\r\nGratitude constantly weaves its way into Adamina’s thoughts, expressions and spirit. “It definitely takes a team,” she says. “I am so thankful for Anthony Romo (Corporate Director of Career Services), Adriana Ruiz (Career Services Specialist) Melanie Blackwell, Mike Stewart and (colleagues) Kalisha Gessesse and Ashley Voss.”\r\n\r\n“I’m telling you, it’s just so rewarding,” she enthuses. “Employers continue to come back to us and students continue to trust me.” What more could you want.', 'SJVC Students and Grads are in good hands', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12453-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:50:56', '2014-10-02 18:50:56', '', 12453, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12453-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12983, 4, '2014-10-02 11:51:12', '2014-10-02 18:51:12', '[caption id="attachment_1999" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-1999 " title="Vania Fune with State Senator Joel Anderson" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/P1070519-copy-300x168.jpg" alt="Vania Fune with State Senator Joel Anderson" width="300" height="168" /> This State Senator''s office now has two more inhabitants: SJVC B.A. students.[/caption]\r\n\r\nBusiness internships are wrought with fierce competition. Many individuals look to get a leg up in the business world and SJVC students act with diligence to earn their spots.\r\n\r\nTemecula <a title="Business Administration program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/business-administration/" target="_blank">Business Administration</a> students Vania Fune and Liya Brykova are no exception. Both students had the good luck- or good resumes more likely- to be chosen for internships with California State Senator Joel Anderson’s office.\r\n\r\n“This is a rare opportunity,” says Melissa Cotter, General Education Instructor at <a title="SJVC Temecula" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/temecula/" target="_blank">Temecula</a>.\r\n\r\nCotter is very excited for her students. Their jobs will not involve coffee runs and busy work, but doing the same things they would be doing in a business office environment. Among their duties will be answering phone calls, writing emails to constituents, representing the Senator at public events, and more.\r\n\r\nThe real lesson learnt from all of this is probably the most important one to be learned for business: networking. Professionalism is key, from dressing appropriately to speaking and writing formally, as well as eloquently. Political work can be a valuable mentor in helping a business student learn the ways of professional communication.\r\n\r\nDespite working for the Senator for less than a month, Fune is already feeling the benefits of the experience.\r\n\r\n“It has given me the confidence to work in a business-like environment,” says Vania.\r\n\r\nThe internship is a perfect accompaniment to their studies. It does not conflict with the 14 month business program, as the hours can be tailored to fit the students’ schedules, ensuring that the program stays at the forefront.\r\n\r\nVania and Liya are also able to choose particular areas of focus, from marketing, community events, or more, tailoring the internship precisely to their prospective career interests.\r\n\r\n“It’s an amazing chance to learn, develop skills, and just to get yourself out there,” says Liya.\r\n\r\nCotter hopes that opportunities like these help students decide what they want to do with their lives after completing their program.\r\n\r\n“When they come in and are young they don’t know exactly what to do,” says Cotter. “But when they leave, they know what they want to do.”\r\n\r\nBesides, while a degree is very important, first-hand experience is desirable as well. This experience will undoubtedly look quite appealing in the eyes future employers. This job will only reinforce the lessons taught by SJVC.\r\n\r\nThis internship is great,” says Vania. “It provides me with experience to succeed in the business world.”', 'Business Administration Students right at home in political office', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12458-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:51:12', '2014-10-02 18:51:12', '', 12458, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12458-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12984, 4, '2014-10-02 11:51:26', '2014-10-02 18:51:26', '&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_1980" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-1980  " title="Temecula''s Pink Puffers" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/FOT8C8C2-300x163.jpg" alt="Temecula''s Pink Puffers" width="300" height="163" /> SJVC Temecula''s team managed to win 3rd place in the national Sputum Bowl.[/caption]\r\n\r\nEver since Hesperia’s <i>Pink Puffers </i>brought home a 1<sup>St</sup> Place victory in last May’s State Sputum Bowl competition, the team has been in intense training for the National stage. “They worked very hard these last few months to prepare themselves to compete on a national level,” says William Hall, <a title="SJVC Temecula" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/temecula/" target="_blank">Temecula</a> RT Program Director.\r\n\r\nTeam members <b>Cheryl Stansbury</b>, <b>Ian Peterson</b>, <b>Anthony Cocilova</b> and <b>Alyssa Reber</b>, along with <b>coach Shannon Cocilova</b>, drilled each other on questions they might anticipate during the heated rounds against <a title="Respiratory Therapy program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/respiratory-therapy/" target="_blank">Respiratory Therapy</a> students from all over the nation. They were secure in their knowledge and skill level, as well as their strong teamwork.\r\n\r\nThe National Convention and Sputum Bowl competition took place in Anaheim November 16-19 at the Convention Center. The student competition was comprised of 18-college teams of 4-students each, all poised to take the Winner’s Circle.\r\n\r\nSJVC’s <i>Pink Puffers</i> was undefeated going into the final rounds on the last night of the conference, finally losing out in the single-elimination contest.\r\n\r\nThe <i>Puffers</i> did not come home empty-handed, however. Not only did they secure Third Place in the Bowl, their competitors voted them to receive the Fred M. Helmholz Sportsmanship Award.\r\n\r\n“This sportsmanship award is a testament to the fact that they played well, worked well together and interacted with competitive teams in an honorable and professional manner,” says Hall. “We are very proud of their performance.”\r\n\r\nThe four-day conference was an opportunity for students, RT graduates and RT professionals in the field to meet, share information and sharpen knowledge and skills. The conference drew thousands from across the nation to hear lectures from leaders in the field and visit vendor booths presenting the latest respiratory care technology.\r\n\r\n“This was a great experience for our students,” says Hall. “And, because of their win, they will be known all over the state and the nation.”\r\n\r\nTheir 3<sup>rd</sup> Place win and Sportsmanship Award will also fit nicely on future resumes.', 'Temecula Respiratory Therapy Sputum Bowl Team competes nationally', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12455-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:51:26', '2014-10-02 18:51:26', '', 12455, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12455-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12985, 4, '2014-10-02 11:51:43', '2014-10-02 18:51:43', '<a href="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Modesto-tshirt-sales-ORIGINAL.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1477" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Modesto-tshirt-sales-ORIGINAL.jpg" alt="SJVC Facebook Photo" width="290" height="290" /></a>December T-shirt sales will benefit students at the <a title="SJVC Antelope Valley" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/antelope-valley/" target="_blank">Lancaster campus</a> in a very personal way.\r\n\r\nTheir Christmas Angel Tree will glitter with little paper angels that many students-in-need hope will be chosen by someone willing to make their child’s holiday a little brighter. Each paper angel is a request for a small gift for a boy or girl, each making their own sacrifices for a parent to be in school.\r\n\r\nEach anonymous paper angel will indicate a child’s gender and wish for any one of three items listed.  The real-life angel (benefactor) will pick an angel, decide on the gift and bring the purchase to the campus Student Relief Fund where the gift will be matched to the child and wrapped for the student/parent to pick up before the holiday break.\r\n\r\nThe Student Relief Fund will use the proceeds from December t-shirt sales to supplement those gift requests already met by staff, faculty and students.\r\n\r\n“Our students are working so hard in class that we hope this is something that helps them during this time of year,” says Victoria Gutierrez, Dean of Student Services/Academic Dean.\r\n\r\nMany students struggle to make ends meet while going to school, and appreciate any assistance that can be provided – especially if it benefits their children. The holidays can be particularly difficult for everybody.\r\n\r\nEach month $1.00 from every sale of a ‘motivational’ tee benefits a different campus. And, sales are going great for these popular tees with messages of commitment, inspiration, humor and insight. They are particularly popular to wear for dress-down days and SJVC casual events.\r\n\r\nEveryone can help the Lancaster campus raise money for their Student Relief Fund. Browse the selections at <a href="https://wwwfacebook.com/sjvcs/app%20515661228485859">https://wwwfacebook.com/sjvcs/app 515661228485859</a>.  T-shirts can be purchased for $6.00, using PayPal or a credit card on SJVC’s Facebook page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sjvcs">www.facebook.com/sjvcs</a>.  There is no charge for shipping if you pick up your purchase at your career services office; otherwise it is $4.00 to send it elsewhere. SJVC is selling the T-shirts to you at cost – plus a dollar donation to a fellow campus.\r\n\r\nLet’s show some support for our students whose children need just a little more holiday spirit…SJVC style!', 'Angels are hard at work on the Lancaster campus', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12456-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:51:43', '2014-10-02 18:51:43', '', 12456, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12456-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(12986, 4, '2014-10-02 11:51:58', '2014-10-02 18:51:58', '[caption id="attachment_1970" align="alignleft" width="159"]<img class=" wp-image-1970  " title="Deana Bates" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1234107_10200625983873985_1703833659_n-227x300.jpg" alt="Deana Bates" width="159" height="210" /> This year was a big one for Bates and her family, with lots of life-altering changes.[/caption]\r\n\r\nDeana Bates started this year with two life-altering decisions: weight loss surgery and college. Her interest in helping others through a career in the medical field forced a realization. At 240-lbs. it was not practical for Deana to be “constantly moving around with patients,” performing the physical requirements of a position in healthcare. She also knew that her constant back pain would be stressed beyond the limit.\r\n\r\n“You can’t really tell people to be healthy if you’re unhealthy,” says Deana, adding the psychological element.\r\n\r\nShe had the weight loss surgery in January and enrolled in SJVC’s <a title="Medical Assistant program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-assistant/" target="_blank">CMA certificate</a> program in April. In the last 10-months Deana has lost 85-lbs. She also just completed her <a title="SJVC Online" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/sjvc-online/" target="_blank">Online program</a> with a 4.0 GPA and beginning-to-end inclusion on the Dean’s List. She does not feel as though she accomplished this on her own, however.\r\n\r\n“SJVC has been an amazing experience,” says Deana. “I never would have been able to do this without the support I got from my teachers and advisors.”\r\n\r\nFirst in her family to go to college, Deana earned her success, as well as effusive praise for her efforts. “Deana sets the example of what an online student should be, in the way that she engages in class with other students, as well as her instructors,” says Pam Soto, Student Advisor. The whole online experience surprised Deana.\r\n\r\n“I got the same education I would have gotten if I was sitting in a classroom with 50-students,” she says about the  “thorough coursework”. “But, I was still able to take care of my children, my family; and that was so important.”\r\n\r\nDeana’s husband, Kenneth, and their four children ages 6 to 11, have been in her corner all the way. It could not have been easy for Kenneth who, as a beverage delivery person, starts his work-day at 1:30 AM and does not usually get home until early afternoon.\r\n\r\n“I wanted to help my husband take care of us and contribute more to our family,” says Deana. “We wanted to get out of living paycheck-to-paycheck.”\r\n\r\nThe Bates’ are closing out this year in a very different place than where they started. That is especially true for Deana whose transition from a size 22 to a size 10-12 is life and mood altering. Bouts of depression and low-energy are in the rear-view mirror now; and when she looks into a real mirror she see’s into the future.\r\n\r\n“Looking in the mirror, I don’t recognize the person looking back at me,” says Deana. “Seeing myself now, I can wonder what I want to do for the rest of my life.” Many more career doors are open.\r\n\r\nDeana worked for a group of cardiologists during her externship and developed a strong affinity for that specialty. She has her hopes pinned on a local heart hospital where she lives in Chandler, TX and will focus her job search there after the first of the year. Deana’s extern site manager has already agreed to write a recommendation for her.\r\n\r\n“Deana will make an excellent CMA,” says instructor Carol Williams. “Her contribution to her new employer will consist of respect, honesty, dependability and compassion, to name a few.”\r\n\r\nNext year might prove to be on equal ground with the positive changes of this year. The Bates’ hope to move to a new house where they can finally enjoy the comforts of their shared commitments and sacrifices. If, after a while, they want to stretch even higher, Deana has a quiet plan.\r\n\r\n“I want to go back to school and become an R.N.,” she says. “But, right now I don’t want to miss out on anything while the kids are little.”', 'Clinical Medical Assisting student makes big changes', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12454-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:51:58', '2014-10-02 18:51:58', '', 12454, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12454-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12987, 4, '2014-10-02 11:52:38', '2014-10-02 18:52:38', '[caption id="attachment_1944" align="alignleft" width="205"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-1944" title="Robin McCracken" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Robin-SJVC-cropped-205x300.jpg" alt="Robin McCracken" width="205" height="300" /> From a young age, Robin has decided to devote her life to helping people.[/caption]\r\n\r\nOne of Robin McCracken’s favorite quotes is by Erin Gruwell from the movie, <i>Freedom Writers</i>: “When I’m helping these kids make sense of their life, everything about my life makes sense to me.” As a General Education instructor for the Modesto campus, Robin is quite attuned to the symbiotic nature of the learning process.\r\n\r\nRobin knew from a very early age that she had a gift. It was her mother, Alycia, who helped her to bring that inspired gift of teaching forward.\r\n\r\nGrowing up, Robin’s older brother had special needs during a time when public education did not have the accommodations it has today. Robin’s mother made it Robin’s responsibility to help teach him.\r\n\r\n“I quickly learned that if he didn’t understand something, I was the one who failed, not him,” she says.\r\n\r\nSo began a lifelong commitment, a compulsion really, to help others find their way to their own understanding, as well as their passion for learning. Having spent many years as a teacher, educational counselor, and administrator, her mission has always been clear.\r\n\r\n“I want to inspire, motivate those who struggle,” says McCracken, “whether it is my students or other teachers who are trying to become better at what they are doing.”\r\n\r\nIt is a testament to Robin’s own passion for teaching and the success with which she expresses it that students on the Modesto campus have requested many times that she speak at their graduation ceremonies. It is an honor that Robin takes wholly to heart.\r\n\r\n“When I speak, I spend a great deal of time preparing my mind and my heart for the journey,” she says. “I consider it a privilege and an honor that I don’t enter into lightly.”\r\n\r\nThe results of Robin’s efforts do not go unnoticed. “Robin’s popularity amongst the students can be measured by the roaring applause she receives as she takes the podium at the commencement ceremony,” says Sean Hancock, Campus Director.\r\n\r\n“It’s crazy, isn’t it,” says Robin, who laughs that, “It is probably more about my name.” “You know, ‘What’s crackin’, McCracken?’”\r\n\r\nIn the classroom Robin projects a thoughtful balance of speaking and listening that promotes the greatest opportunity for clear communication and learning to take place. That skill does not come without mindful discipline and practice. Whether addressing a classroom, an auditorium of graduates or an individual, she places great importance on the message, exchange and outcome. Her students thrive in this environment.\r\n\r\nRobin’s goal in the classroom is to help her students to “see their own worth, to remain teachable for the rest of their lives and to feel empowered as the result of gaining knowledge,” she says. “I want them to hear my heart.”\r\n\r\nThat does not mean that their learning experience has to be all work and no play.\r\n\r\n“I love to make learning fun,” says McCracken, “because I don’t want to be bored teaching it!”\r\n\r\nOne of her greatest rewards is to hear from graduates she has helped to prepare for life after <a title="SJVC" href="http://www.sjvc.edu" target="_blank">SJVC</a>. The cards, emails and visits from students she taught, guided and inspired, are steady.\r\n\r\n“When a graduate shares that, because of my influence, they want to go on and become a teacher or counselor, it touches me,” says Robin. “But, teaching is not a one-way street,” she emphasizes. “I am truly the learner.”\r\n\r\nRobin’s learning continues as she is currently completing a Doctorate in Educational Administrative Leadership. Her own children, Heath, Alyssa and Brandon, along with her mother, are her greatest sources of motivation and inspiration.\r\n\r\nAn admitted ‘over thinker’, Robin replenishes her spirit by doing just that – exquisite contemplation. “I always have a quiet reflection on my actions and speech,” she offers. A walk in the woods, with a preferred mountain backdrop, is where she finds those moments that refill her spirit and regenerate her passion.\r\n\r\nIt is a good bet that in those moments she tells herself that same truth she often presses upon her students: “Rise up and take your place; it is time.', 'General Ed instructor born to inspire and be inspired', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12451-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:52:38', '2014-10-02 18:52:38', '', 12451, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12451-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12988, 4, '2014-10-02 11:52:55', '2014-10-02 18:52:55', '[caption id="attachment_1949" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-1949 " title="Lionel Smith" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/SV200770-copy2-300x196.jpg" alt="Lionel Smith" width="300" height="196" /> Lionel has spent most of his life around planes, and it doesn''t look like that''ll end any time soon.[/caption]\r\n\r\nLionel Smith is far from ordinary. He is a man with a passion, and a career capable of turning that fiery interest into useful expertise in the minds of his students.\r\n\r\nIt all began with the Navy, many years ago. A mere two days out of high school, Lionel enlisted.\r\n\r\n“I had never even touched a plane before,” said Lionel.\r\n\r\nDuring this time, he was part of the flight crew for a P-3 Orion, tasked with tracking submerged Soviet submarines. He worked with planes, but didn’t have the authorization to fix them himself. He could only inspect the aircraft, then “write the gripes”, leaving the real work of repair and maintenance to others. So, after 26 years of military service, he returned to civilian life.\r\n\r\nHe enrolled in SJVC’s <a title="Aviation Maintenance Technology program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/aviation-maintenance-technology/" target="_blank">Aviation Program</a>. After spending most of his life around planes, Lionel could hardly turn his back on them. As a student, he excelled, so much so that the school sought him for employment after his graduation.\r\n\r\n“I offered him a job the day he graduated,” said SJVC <a title="SJVC Aviation" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/aviation-campus/" target="_blank">Aviation Campus</a> Academic Dean Jason Alves. “And he took it.”\r\n\r\nThis week will mark Lionel’s 3<sup>rd</sup> year having worked as an instructor at SJVC. During such time he taught many of the things prospective mechanics would need to learn. He teaches about sheet metal, air-frame maintenance, hydraulics, avionics and instruments, all vital aspects of aviation maintenance.\r\n\r\nAfter Lionel was hired, the Dean gave him two goals to work towards. The first was to attain his Private Pilot’s License. Lionel succeeded, making him the only faculty member at the SJVC Aviation campus to have one. Secondly, Alves tasked Lionel with getting the coveted Inspection Authorization.\r\n\r\n“This is the highest honor you can get from the FAA, as a mechanic,” Alves explains.\r\n\r\nOnly 1 in 4 takers pass the grueling test. Passing allows the mechanic the exclusive privilege to conduct an aircraft’s annual inspection. Every plane needs it, but only they can provide it. After a plane undergoes major repairs, another inspection is needed, and only the Inspection Authorized can do it. Suffice it to say, Lionel passed. It took two months of studying, but it paid off. Lionel was now among that 25%, that precious few.\r\n\r\nSuch an accolade might very well be a great responsibility, but it has its perks.\r\n\r\n“You’ll never have to worry about not having a job,” says Alves.\r\n\r\nBut Lionel has little interest in leaving the school. SJVC is like a family to him. His wife, normally a schoolteacher at Lemoore Elementary, teaches general education requirements for SJVC in the summer. Lionel’s son attended the program as well, learning the tools of the trade just as his father had. He is now employed, fixing aircraft.\r\n\r\nBut Lionel’s interest in aviation doesn’t stop with the end of the work day. A member of the Lemoore Navy Flying Club, he hones his trade on the weekends, helping maintain the club’s three planes.\r\n\r\nLionel simply loves working with planes.\r\n\r\n“It’s in my blood," he says.', 'Flying is in this SJVC instructor''s blood', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12452-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:52:55', '2014-10-02 18:52:55', '', 12452, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12452-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12989, 4, '2014-10-02 11:53:09', '2014-10-02 18:53:09', '<img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1937" title="The Criminal Justice Team" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/DSC_5962-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="The Criminal Justice Team" width="300" height="199" />Visalia campus <a title="Criminal Justice: Corrections program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/criminal-justice-corrections/" target="_blank">Criminal Justice</a> students got to mix it up with about 250 other Region 1 CJ students from California, Hawaii, Idaho, Washington, Nevada and Oregon this Oct. at their annual Criminal Justice Fraternity conference held this year in Rancho Cordova.\r\n\r\nThe 3-day conference was broken down into registration and mixer, fierce competition courses and, on the third day, guest speakers and an awards banquet.\r\n\r\nThe Lambda Alpha Epsilon is a Criminal Justice Fraternity was started to improve the criminal justice system through educational activities that might foster professionalism and promote higher education and professional training. The annual regional conference is organized by the National American Criminal Justice Association/LAE.\r\n\r\nVisalia’s six CJ students were ready to rumble when it came to the academic and physical challenges of the competition, which included a physical agility course, shooting skills (rifle and handgun), CSI competition, and four written exams. Attending students and instructor were:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Michael Acosta</li>\r\n	<li>Brenda Ramos</li>\r\n	<li>Eloisa Lopez</li>\r\n	<li>Guadalupe Romero</li>\r\n	<li>Adrian Perez</li>\r\n	<li>Victoria Whitendale</li>\r\n	<li>Laura Lathrop (CJ instructor)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a title="SJVC Visalia" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/visalia/" target="_blank">SJVC Visalia</a> cadet Michael Acosta scored a First Place trophy in the Juvenile Law exam and CJ instructor and Club Advisor, Laura Lathrop, got into the action, as well, with a Second Place medal for the Age 43-50 Physical Agility course.\r\n\r\n“The experience was fantastic,” says CJ student Michael Acosta. “We made memories that will last forever. We made friends from all over who also shared the interest and passion in the criminal justice system.”\r\n\r\nOver 500 schools are members of the American Criminal Justice Association and CJ students and graduates everywhere are already gearing up for the national conference to be held in Kansas City, Missouri next March.\r\n\r\n“These conferences are great networking opportunities for our students who can meet other students, as well as graduates who are now in the CJ field,” says Laura Lathrop. “They can look at them and say, ‘I could do that’, or ‘I never thought about this as a job,’” she says.\r\n\r\nConferences are a great way for students to hone their knowledge and skills and come back with a little better idea of where they might want to direct their talents.', 'CJ students throw down at regional conference', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12450-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:53:09', '2014-10-02 18:53:09', '', 12450, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12450-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12990, 4, '2014-10-02 11:53:42', '2014-10-02 18:53:42', '&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id="attachment_1931" align="alignleft" width="300"]<img class="size-medium wp-image-1931  " title="Physician Assistant Week" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Cropped_photo2-300x206.jpg" alt="Physician Assistant Week" width="300" height="206" /> The Visalia Campus took time to honor those who had served, and continue to serve.[/caption]\r\n\r\nIn early November, a special Veteran’s Day ceremony was held at SJVC <a title="SJVC Visalia" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/visalia/" target="_blank">Visalia</a>, honoring  U.S. military veterans who attended the school’s <a title="Physician Assistant program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/physician-assistant/" target="_blank">Physician Assistant Program</a>.\r\n\r\nNotable attendees included Stewart Anderson, attending on behalf of California Assembly representative Connie Conway, and Bob Sachs, California Physician Assistant Board President.\r\n\r\nA considerable number of veterans are enrolled in the program, but this is hardly surprising given the profession’s history. The first Physician Assistant class at Duke University in 1965 consisted mostly of former U.S. Navy corpsmen.\r\n\r\nSachs took the time to explain that many military medics, veterans of the Vietnam War, had returned home to find few job prospects, despite the medical skills granted by military service. It was with this in mind that the early P.A. programs were created: to prevent the squandering of the talents of veterans.\r\n\r\n“Most of the faculty are veterans,” explains Jed Grant, faculty member. This even includes Don Wright, Visalia SJVC Campus Director. An Annapolis graduate, he served in the Navy for 30 years, flying over 200 combat missions in Vietnam, until eventual receiving his own command. Now, he manages a campus where fellow veterans can learn the skills they need to join the civilian workforce as medical personnel.\r\n\r\nThe highlight of the day was the presence of veterans from every major American conflict since the Second World War. There were veterans of Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.  Among these soldiers was Ben Hagams, a courier from the U.S. Army deployed to the Pacific Theater in WWII. Acceding to the wishes of all present, Hagams approached the podium and gave a short speech, detailing his experience in the war.\r\n\r\nAs a messenger, he was captured by the Japanese and sent to a P.O.W. camp, but not before many of his fellow prisoners fell ill and died in the poor conditions. When he was finally rescued, he weighed only 56 pounds. He was sent back to an American military hospital, where he stayed for a year and a half, until he fully recovered.\r\n\r\n“I have nothing but praise for the military and its nurses and doctors,” said Hagams.\r\n\r\nSJVC is thankful for the service of its veterans, and the service they will continue to provide as graduates of the Physician Assistant Program. A mere weekend before Veteran’s day, respect was owed.\r\n\r\n“This is our community, “said student Mario Lemus. “This is what we represent.”', 'Visalia Campus honors veterans in the Physician Assistant Program', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12449-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:53:42', '2014-10-02 18:53:42', '', 12449, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12449-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12991, 4, '2014-10-02 11:54:32', '2014-10-02 18:54:32', '[caption id="attachment_1866" align="alignleft" width="290"]<img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1866  " title="Would Care Awareness Week" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Screen-Shot-2013-11-12-at-11.33.47-AM-290x290.png" alt="Would Care Awareness Week" width="290" height="290" /> More than 250 people would attend the fair to learn more about their medical fields of interest.[/caption]\r\n\r\nTwenty Clinical and <a title="Medical Assistant program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-assistant/" target="_blank">Administrative Medical Assisting</a> and <a title="Medical Office program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-office/" target="_blank">Administrative Health Care Management</a> students from SJVC’s Hesperia campus participated in the St. Mary Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine’s public information and health fair, held at the <a title="SJVC Victor Valley" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/victor-valley/" target="_blank">Hesperia</a> Library on Sept. 22-24.\r\n\r\nSJVC medical program students, along with four of their instructors and a Department Head, joined students from Victor Valley College and Azusa Pacific University to help educate fair attendees about the importance of healthy skin and proper wound care.\r\n\r\nNumerous exhibits provided the more than 250 attendees with wound care screenings and demonstrations on how to care for skin to maintain health, wound prevention, wound treatment and advances in wound care.\r\n\r\n“The people that came through the exhibits were looking for answers that, for many of them, were not readily available,” says SJVC student Rebecca Barton. “To see the expressions of concern and relief was just amazing. Knowing that with only a few simple steps we could make such a huge impact on so many lives is something that will never get old. No problem was left unsolved.”\r\n\r\nACHM instructor, Jodie DeSoto was proud of the community service SJVC students provided for this event. Their mission, says Ms. DeSoto was to “enlighten the general community to wound care awareness, along with providing free health screening to the general community of Victor Valley.”\r\n\r\nThis first-time event impacted the students who volunteered every bit as much as those they served at the fair.\r\n\r\nMedical Assisting student, Melissa Cremeans was one of those who deeply felt the importance of the services they were providing.\r\n\r\nWith few attendees in the beginning, Melissa, at Ms. DeSoto’s suggestion, approached passers-by and invited them to enjoy free health screenings and skin care consultations.\r\n\r\n“So many people would make the same response,” says Melissa. “They would say, ‘I feel fine…but maybe I should get checked out.’” “Thankfully, a lot of patients were ok, but unfortunately there were several who needed our help. The look on everyone’s face when they got the results of the glucose, cholesterol and BMI’s, good or bad, was what made it worthwhile for me.”\r\nMelissa’s creative and energetic volunteer work earned her a special award from the St. Mary Wellness Fair for “going above and beyond volunteer duties”.\r\n\r\n“It was so much fun getting a sneak peek into the career I have chosen,” says Melissa. “But most importantly, it was a true gift to be able to help the people we were able to help!”\r\n\r\nCommunity volunteerism is an important aspect of all SJVC Medical, Business and Technical programs and students on each campus contribute a great deal to many community service organizations.', 'Wound Care Awareness Week educates attendees…and students', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12446-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:54:32', '2014-10-02 18:54:32', '', 12446, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12446-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12992, 4, '2014-10-02 11:54:49', '2014-10-02 18:54:49', '[caption id="attachment_1870" align="alignleft" width="183"]<img class="size-full wp-image-1870" title="Lions International Logo" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Screen-Shot-2013-11-12-at-11.37.45-AM.png" alt="Lions International Logo" width="183" height="172" /> The Lions club operates in over 300 countries across the globe.[/caption]\r\n\r\nEven before the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Ontario campus on Oct. 24th, there was the launch of something else pretty exciting on campus. Thirty students from almost every program joined the newly formed <a title="SJVC Ontario" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/ontario/" target="_blank">SJVC Ontario</a> Lion’s Branch Club on campus. Four SJVC staff and faculty joined the parent club.\r\n\r\nThe nearly 100-year old service club is a volunteer-driven organization devoted to community service and humanitarian needs. Lions Club International is the largest service organization in the world, installed in 300 countries and with 1.3 million members world-wide.\r\n\r\nIn more recent years the Lions Club has been installed on many two and four-year college campuses. Because SJVC’s accelerated education programs offer students an A.S. degree in fewer than 2-years, it was a challenge for SJVC students to form a Lions Club.\r\n\r\nBut, SJVC’s Debi Nichols, Division Manager and Andrea Busby, MA instructor, members of Ontario Host Lions Club, were determined to bring the club to SJVC’s Ontario campus as a ‘Branch Club’.\r\n\r\n“Sherrill Hein (Ontario Campus Director) and Richard Matley (Academic Dean) loved the idea and encouraged us to go forward,” says Debi Nichols. So they went to work with Sheila Casteel, their club’s District Governor, and found a way to make it happen.\r\n\r\n“Our campus club acts as an extension of our Ontario Lions Club,” says Debi Nichols. “SJVC needed a ‘parent club’ to act as liaison to the campus club in order for SJVC to qualify.”\r\n\r\nThe idea caught fire with students and membership expanded overnight. Dental Hygiene student, Britney Fisk says, “I joined so that I could learn what Lions Club does and how I can help my community.”\r\n\r\nThe SJVC Ontario Lions Branch Club will have many opportunities to serve their community, while learning how to conduct meetings, organize events, and develop leadership skills. Student members will attend twice-monthly meetings. They will elect a President, Treasurer and Secretary and learn meeting protocol. A Lions Club member liaison will always be present to guide progress, stir enthusiasm and observe process.\r\n\r\n“It is a great way for them to learn about philanthropy, about giving back,” says Debi. “I want to sit in the back and let them take charge; let them grow and develop as leaders.\r\n\r\nThe tremendous opportunity isn’t lost on student members. “I am really looking forward to being part of projects that help my community and give me a way to teach my kids about giving back,” says Jessica Pinedo, Respiratory Therapy student.\r\n\r\nThe parent club pays each student member’s annual dues for which student members commit to performing at least 20-hours of community service. Lions Club events for which they can volunteer include an annual golf tournament, Christmas baskets (last year 180 baskets were assembled and given to local churches for distribution) and various fundraising activities.\r\n\r\nStudent members will also be charged with finding needs within their own communities for volunteer opportunities.\r\n\r\nCAMA student, Alex Rodriguez says, “I joined because it looks like fun and it will look good on my resume.”\r\n\r\n“The Lions Club doesn’t have to be a group just for older, wealthier, retired or volunteer business people,” says Debi. “With young blood comes muscle, strength, stamina, energy and fresh ideas – and we now have 30 new members to bring that to our club.”\r\n\r\nThe Ontario campus is embracing an idea that they hope will spread to every SJVC campus up and down California and to the benefit of the communities each serves. The prototype is in motion.', 'The Lion’s roar to life', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12447-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:54:49', '2014-10-02 18:54:49', '', 12447, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12447-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12993, 4, '2014-10-02 11:55:05', '2014-10-02 18:55:05', '<img class="alignleft  wp-image-1776" title="SJVC Visalia Campus Divison Manager Eric Lindberg" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Eric-Linberg-large-290x290.jpg" alt="SJVC Visalia Campus Divison Manager Eric Lindberg" width="232" height="232" />Eric Lindberg gets as good as he gives. As a Visalia campus Division Manager he is constantly encouraging faculty, students – whomever his audience – to strive to be their best. Eric doesn’t hold that concept any less true for himself.\r\n\r\nLast month Mr. Lindberg picked up his Masters Degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Organizational Leadership, along with 300 other MA and Doctorate graduates at the Denver, Colorado Convention Center. The ceremony was the culmination of his 3-years of online study with the University of the Rockies.\r\n\r\n“It just seemed like the natural thing to do…to try and improve yourself,” says Lindberg. “My wife, Autumn, already had her MA and was a big influence for me to go on and get mine.”\r\n\r\nAcademic Dean, Tami Olson, couldn’t agree more.\r\n\r\n“This is a great achievement and Eric will use the skills he has acquired to work with a diverse faculty – from HVAC to CAMA.”\r\n\r\nMr. Lindberg spends about 25-35% of his work week conducting professional development training sessions for instructors. He finds it intriguing to bring “career people” who trained for a career in a specific field, into an “instructor” frame of mind, motivation and behaviors.\r\n\r\n“There is definitely a difference between student learners and experienced ‘career’ instructors as learners,” say Mr. Lindberg.\r\n\r\nMr. Lindberg has worked for SJVC on both the <a title="SJVC Fresno" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/fresno/" target="_blank">Fresno</a> and <a title="SJVC Visalia" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/visalia/" target="_blank">Visalia</a> campuses and as a teacher and is now involved in the professional development of our instructors. This job diversity has allowed him to notice the difference in learning between students and instructors. As Mr. Lindberg puts it,\r\n\r\n“Student learners are taking in new information that someday will help them excel at the career field of their choice. For the most part, our core instructors have already had success in their career field and now are learning to impart that experience to students in a meaningful way that will ensure maximum engagement and learning occur every day; which is not as easy as it might sound…there are many things to take into account such as the makeup and demographic of our student; how people learn and take in information, what their attention spans are; and not every class is the same.”\r\n\r\nHis greatest inspiration to teach?\r\n\r\n“That ah-hah moment,” says Eric. “When they get it and then they take it and use it in the classroom.” It’s exciting for him to see instructors take what they have learned and use it and get excited to come to class the next day and do it again.\r\n\r\n“When it works, students get excited as well and learn more when the sessions have balance, boundaries and academic success. I tell my instructors that where they place “the bar” is where their students will reach. If it is low, that is where they’ll stop, if it is high, they’ll go all the way to the top. It is human nature!”\r\n\r\nLindberg also likes pushing teachers to take their course outline and put their own imagination into it to better engage students.\r\n\r\n“The more out of the box, the better,” he says.\r\n\r\nHe talks about a Pharmacy Tech teacher who gave her students sidewalk chalk, took them outside and had them write brand and generic names of medicines on the walkway. It was an effective way to make a deeper memory impression on student minds,\r\n\r\n“But, it was probably a little bit of a clean-up job for the maintenance people,” Eric laughs.\r\n\r\nAt 35-years old, Eric was a late bloomer to higher education. He started at COS then transferred to Fresno Pacific University to get his BA degree. While he was going to school, Eric worked full-time playing trumpet and in the main office with the Celebrant Singers. He still enjoys expressing his musical inclinations and has played with the Tulare Co. Symphony, school musicals and Christmas plays.\r\n\r\n“I’ll play any gig I can get,” he says. “For free (if I have to)!” His family’s church is the current steady benefactor of his musical talent.\r\n\r\nEric balances his work responsibilities with a rich home-life. He and Autumn, a marriage and family therapist who is the Program Director for Pacific University in Visalia, adopted siblings Luis, Anthony and Jaycelene, now age 5, 4 and 2 ½ a couple of years ago. It has been a pretty remarkable couple of years, full of adjustments and celebrations. Eric sings Autumn’s praises.\r\n\r\n“She takes my breath away every day,” he says. “She is a saint.”\r\n\r\nAutumn’s aspirations have a profound effect on their shared life.\r\n\r\n“My wife and I want to start a Doctorate program together at some point,” says Eric. “But right now my family is my hobby and my life.”', 'Inspire and be inspired', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12442-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:55:05', '2014-10-02 18:55:05', '', 12442, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12442-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12994, 4, '2014-10-02 11:55:43', '2014-10-02 18:55:43', '[caption id="attachment_1771" align="alignleft" width="290"]<img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1771 " title="Marathoners swarm the finish line" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Screen-Shot-2013-11-04-at-10.52.11-AM-290x290.png" alt="Marathoners swarm the finish line" width="290" height="290" /> Thousands took part in the marathon, including a number from SJVC''s faculty and staff.[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt has been a long but rewarding 7-months of fundraising and physical conditioning for Team SJVC as they prepared for the Nike Women’s San Francisco Marathon held on Oct. 20<sup>th</sup>. The marathon, which benefits the Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society (LLS) through the Team in Training (TNT) program attracted over 30,000 runners. Some members of Team SJVC opted to support and run in TNT’s Disneyland Half Marathon held on Labor Day\r\n\r\nTeam SJVC will tell you that the effort they made for LLS was well worth it.\r\n\r\n“Condition training schedules were 3-days a week, along with meetings scheduled for fundraising and nutrition counseling,” says Carole Brown, Team SJVC member. The team also put a lot of energy into fundraising that included dress-down days, marathon sponsorships and a rummage sale, which brought in $1,000.\r\n\r\nSeven TNT members from SJVC were part of the March sign-up to run in one of the two half marathon races (13.1 miles), and each made a personal pledge to raise $2,700 for LLS. As hard as the workout schedules were, fundraising was just as difficult.\r\n\r\n“Asking for money is one of the most difficult things for team members to do, but our LLS volunteers and staff provide resources that allow participants to reach – and even surpass – their goals,” says Nicole Weatherford, TNT South Valley Campaign Specialist. All seven SJVC participants met their fundraising goal – and finished their races.\r\n\r\nProud SJVC TNT members are: <b><i>Carole Brown, Lauren Haney, Judy Petty, Mary Hansen, Liz Briseno, Alyssa Perry </i></b>and <b><i>Michelle Pimental</i></b>.\r\n\r\nAlyssa Perry, SJVC’s TNT Team Captain and Dean of Student Services for the Online campus, took her leadership role to the max. Alyssa raised over $6,550 of the $25,000 Team SJVC collected, and Liz Briseno went well beyond her initial pledge with $3,622. The South Valley total was around $80,000.\r\n\r\nThe Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society’s many fundraising campaigns, including TNT, work to provide financial assistance to individuals and families struggling with the emotional and financial burdens of fighting cancer. Donations are used to provide patient advocacy, insurance co-pay assistance, patient treatment and care and financial assistance to families of a cancer patient who need bus fare, housing and help with insurance costs. (See: www.LLS.org)\r\n\r\n“Team SJVC was very dedicated to fundraising for this cause,” says Weatherford. “They are a pillar of the health of our community.”\r\n\r\nIf SJVC runners were caught up in fundraising and training all these months, the true nature of their endeavor hit them as soon as they got to the S.F. Union Square starting line\r\n\r\n“I wasn’t prepared for how emotional it was,” says Carole Brown. “There were people with photos of someone they wanted to honor on the back of their shirts and others who you could tell were very ill, on the sidelines cheering us on,” she says. “More than a few of us cried.\r\n\r\nTeam SJVC wore orange arm bands that read, ‘Team Aarin’, in support of the 5-year old son of runner Michelle Pimental’s good friends Monica and Ricky Flores.  Few runners and supporters do not have a close friend or family member whose life has been affected or taken by cancer.\r\n\r\nThe team pushed through the emotion, the pain and the body fatigue to the Golden Gate Park finish line. With 90-coaches encouraging, hydrating and monitoring them along the route, they felt able to go the distance.\r\n\r\nRun times for each of the Team SJVC members felt irrelevant\r\n\r\n“You see the 13-mile marker and that last .1 mile feels like a lot,” says Carole Brown. “I was just happy to finish.”', 'Team SJVC runs for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12441-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 11:55:43', '2014-10-02 18:55:43', '', 12441, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12441-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(12996, 4, '2014-10-02 13:53:14', '2014-10-02 20:53:14', '<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1732" title="One of several SJVC shirt designs available for sale" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Screen-Shot-2013-10-10-at-10.40.23-AM.png" alt="One of several SJVC shirt designs available for sale" width="140" height="190" />The <a title="See more about SJVC Fresno here" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/fresno" target="_blank">Fresno campus</a> Student Emergency Fund will have a nice financial bump after revenue from November T-shirt sales rolls in.\r\n\r\nThe Student Emergency Fund’s student pantry is a safety net of supplies and modest financial assistance for students who find themselves in an unexpected pinch.\r\n\r\n“We provide students with a loaner uniform or professional dress attire for a job interview, and sometimes emergency groceries, toiletry items or a gas card,” says Will Cummings, Dean of Student Services.\r\n\r\nThe pantry is run by the Student Resource Office and managed by staff and faculty. Often those working closest with students become aware of a student’s special need or situation that has them struggling, and the Student Emergency Fund can step in to help them get through it. Occasionally a student will come in with a request that the Student Resource Center can help resolve.\r\n\r\nCampus fundraisers are at times directed toward replenishing the Center. “It is students helping students,” says Cummings, and it promotes a feeling of community on campus.\r\n\r\nTo spur Fresno campus sales, Campus Director Sumer Avila is offering each student who buys a motivational T-shirt a dress-down day the Monday after they receive their tees.\r\n\r\n“I am super excited for the November t-shirt sale,” says Avila. “Starting on Friday, November 1st, the Fresno Campus is coming together to support each other. Don''t miss the Monday Jeans Day fun!”\r\n\r\nEach month $1.00 from every sale of a ‘motivational’ tee benefits a different campus. And, sales are going great for these popular tees with messages of commitment, inspiration, humor and insight. They are particularly popular to wear for dress-down days and SJVC casual events.\r\n\r\nEveryone can help the Fresno campus raise money for their Student Emergency Fund. Browse the selections at https://wwwfacebook.com/sjvcs/app 515661228485859. T-shirts can be purchased for $6.00, using PayPal or a credit card on SJVC’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/sjvcs. There is no charge for shipping if you pick up your purchase at your career services office; otherwise it is $4.00 to send it elsewhere. SJVC is selling the T-shirts to you at cost – plus a dollar donation to a fellow campus.\r\n\r\nLet’s all show some SJVC team spirit in November!', 'Fresno campus students benefit from T-shirt sales', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12435-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 13:53:14', '2014-10-02 20:53:14', '', 12435, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12435-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12997, 4, '2014-10-02 13:54:30', '2014-10-02 20:54:30', '[caption id="attachment_1740" align="alignleft" width="290"]<img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1740 " src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-10-14-at-2.18.20-PM-290x290.png" alt="This April Valerie joined Fresno campus graduates on stage where almost 200 graduates celebrated their achievements. It was a moment she savored." width="290" height="290" /> This April Valerie joined Fresno campus graduates on stage where almost 200 graduates celebrated their achievements. It was a moment she savored.[/caption]\r\n\r\nGiven the choice of rolling over or digging in when things get tough, Valerie Coe is going to grab a shovel. And it is that kind of tenacity that got her through some very difficult times over the last year.\r\n\r\nAs a Nuclear Decontamination Technician, Valerie spent a lot of time on the road. It wasn’t a bad life, but when her mom, Carole, told her she had cancer, every moment away from her was too long.\r\n\r\n“I hung up my hard hat and spent the next two years taking care of her and helping her check things off her bucket list,” says Valerie.\r\n\r\nWith Carole’s passing in September, 2012, “My life just imploded,” says Valerie. “I had to look at this as a reason to focus on something else.” Her new focus was education, something her mom had made her promise she would continue one day. Valerie found SJVC’s Online <a title="Medical Office program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-office/" target="_blank">Medical Office Administration</a> program and started classes that same month.\r\n\r\nStill very much grieving for her mom, classes, homework and studying were a struggle.\r\n\r\n“It was mentally very challenging,” says Valerie. “I was living on coffee and couldn’t make my brain focus. Sometimes it would spring a leak and I’d have to put away the books and cry for awhile, then mop it up and go back to work.”\r\n\r\nValerie got out the shovel.\r\n\r\n“This wasn’t my first rodeo,” the 57- year old says. “I have a lot of drive, tenacity and training to stick with it.”\r\n\r\nIn fact, it did not take long for her “twenty-something” classmates to “figure out that I picked it up pretty easily. I was not bashful about offering my opinion or assistance,” says Valerie.\r\n\r\n“Valerie was not only a great student but a team player and leader,” says Theresa Paserb, one of her instructors. “Whether within the discussion forum or live lecture, Ms. Coe extended assistance to her fellow classmates.”\r\n\r\nValerie wrapped up her MOA program with flying colors – colors she later proudly wore on her graduation cap and gown.\r\n\r\nHer accolades include a Perfect Attendance award, Dean’s List (5 times), 4.0 GPA and the honor of representing her class as Valedictorian at graduation. Valerie also joined the National Technical Honor Society and took and passed the certification exam to become a Nationally Certified Medical Office Assistant.\r\n\r\nThis April Valerie joined Fresno campus graduates on stage where almost 200 graduates celebrated their achievements. It was a moment she savored.\r\n\r\n“Mom had a bird’s eye view,” says Valerie. “She may have crossed over but my promise to get an education didn’t go with her.”', 'No time for self-pity', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12436-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 13:54:30', '2014-10-02 20:54:30', '', 12436, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12436-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(12998, 4, '2014-10-02 13:55:46', '2014-10-02 20:55:46', '[caption id="attachment_1687" align="alignleft" width="290"]<img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1687" title="Student Brenda Cabrera" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-09-16-at-9.25.58-AM-290x290.png" alt="Student Brenda Cabrera" width="290" height="290" /> When Brenda''s stepmother died in a car accident, Brenda found solace and purpose in her studies.[/caption]\r\n\r\nBrenda Cabrera grew up wishing she could be anywhere but home. Her parents were divorced and her father, Roger, “fought for custody many times,” says Brenda. When she was 17 her father was finally successful, and Brenda went to live with him and her stepmother, Elvia, and stepbrother, Yandell. She had the family she longed for all those years.\r\n\r\nAfter Brenda graduated from high school, she was pretty sure she wanted to join the military. But, she and Elvia had grown so close that Elvia couldn’t bear the thought of Brenda leaving home.\r\n\r\n“She was the mother-figure in my life,” says Brenda. “And she was the one who motivated me, gave me confidence,” since her dad worked long hours and was away from home so much. “She kept telling me, ‘You need a brighter future.’”\r\n\r\nAlways interested in the medical field and with Elvia’s excitement for her to explore it, Brenda found herself looking at SJVC’s <a title="Medical Assistant program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-assistant/" target="_blank">Medical Assisting</a> program in <a title="SJVC Temecula" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/temecula/" target="_blank">Temecula</a> last September. Elvia whispered encouragement every step of the way.\r\n\r\nBefore Brenda could enroll, Elvia was killed in a car accident.\r\n\r\nGrieving and floundering without her strongest supporter, Brenda enrolled and began the MA program in October, just a month after her family’s devastating loss.\r\n\r\n“I really didn’t want to be in school and wasn’t planning on sticking around,” says Brenda. But then, two very important things happened. First, she fell in love with her medical studies.\r\n\r\n“I really connected with the hands-on activities, but thought I’d be too scared to do some of them,” says Brenda. “But, I didn’t shy away and just got in there and did the blood draws and injections.” She surprised herself and felt her fears melt away, “especially after my teacher looked at me and said, ‘That’s perfect; you’re a natural,’” says Brenda, who promptly started assisting other students.\r\n\r\nThe second thing that made it possible for Brenda to stick with her decision to get an education was meeting four new friends who, together, changed everything for her.\r\n\r\nShe found Elvia’s voice of love and support in these young women. Christian, Jenny, Eve and Adi are Brenda’s go-to when self-doubt creeps into her psyche.\r\n\r\n“I’m a very religious person and I believe she (Elvia) put them in my path so I could remember her words,” says Brenda. “I see her qualities in them and they say the things she always said.”\r\n\r\nToday, life is full for Brenda. She is feeling strong. At home she does all she can to help take care of her dad and little brother. At school she tries to touch as many lives as she can in a way that hers was touched. It doesn’t go unnoticed.\r\n\r\n“As a federal work study student tutor, she has walked many of her fellow students thought the math and English study plans with a gentle hand,” says instructor Jessica Knight. “Brenda is one of those special people who can add insight to your life or teach a lesson that you may not have understood before.”\r\n\r\nBrenda graduates in December and knows she will miss so much from her experience at <a title="medical assisting campus" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/temecula" target="_blank">SJVC Temecula</a> – especially her four new friends.\r\n\r\n“We’ve talked about it and I know if we don’t get to see each other again, I am grateful for what they gave to me and I’ll take it with me,” says Brenda.\r\n\r\nBut Brenda will always remember the hard place she was in and how she got out.\r\n\r\n“I see people like that here and I’ll stop and ask if they want to talk,” she says. “Maybe I can help them out, if only to just have a better day. Share what’s been given to you. You know, pass it along.”', 'Medical Assisting Student Brenda on school, family and loss', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12430-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 13:55:46', '2014-10-02 20:55:46', '', 12430, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12430-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(12999, 4, '2014-10-02 13:56:43', '2014-10-02 20:56:43', '<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1729" title="Moving SJVC into Ontario" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMG_9765-e1381360060108-290x290.jpeg" alt="Moving SJVC into Ontario" width="290" height="290" />Almost 550 students avoided disruption of their class schedules when fifteen semi-trucks, over a hundred packers, movers, installation technicians, IT and Facility department personnel, a few campus employees and perfect orchestration made an unbelievable 3-day move from Rancho Cucamonga to the newly constructed <a title="SJVC Ontario" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/ontario/">campus in Ontario</a> recently.\r\n\r\n“We finished at 8:00 pm Sunday night and were here to open the doors to our new campus at 6:30 am Monday morning,” says Sherril Hein, Ontario Campus Director. “We conducted tours for all of our students to help them feel at home from the very first day.”\r\n\r\nStudents are pretty excited about their new environment.\r\n\r\n“The campus is clean and streamlined,” says student Ashley Dubuque. “It is compact, but feels roomy at the same time, giving it a feeling of efficiency.”\r\n\r\nThe campus is at the intersection of Freeways 15 and 10, near the Ontario Airport and Ontario Mills Mall, and will provide greater visibility and easier access for students and visitors. The 3.2 mile move from Rancho Cucamonga will better serve its students and help increase community awareness of the educational options it provides to the surrounding area.\r\n\r\n“We are looking forward to a tremendous period of growth ahead,” says Hein. “We believe our programs are the best that can be offered, and this beautiful campus is a great way to showcase them.”\r\n\r\nThe new 2-story, 50,000 sq.ft. building sits on 5 ½ acres and provides 400 parking stalls to better accommodate the student population, staff, faculty and visitors. SJVC’s campus structure will comply with all green standards and requirements, which will ensure that equipment and materials will enjoy more efficient energy consumption.\r\n\r\n“Our new building design is spacious and places a particular emphasis on student gathering places,” says Sherril Hein. “Our indoor student center will provide student study, lounging and eating areas, and our large outside patio is perfect for single or group gatherings,” she says.\r\n\r\n“I really like how all the students from all the programs are together in one building,” says student Pedro Vargas. “Feels like we are a family.”\r\n\r\nThe Ontario business community has welcomed SJVC and has great hopes of a future of shared success.\r\n\r\n“Having an educated workforce is an important asset for our businesses, and we are very excited to have SJVC as part of our education community to better serve our existing businesses and the businesses that we want to attract to Ontario,” says Mayor Paul Leon.', 'Goodbye Rancho Cucamonga….Hello Ontario!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12434-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 13:56:43', '2014-10-02 20:56:43', '', 12434, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12434-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13000, 4, '2014-10-02 13:57:27', '2014-10-02 20:57:27', '[caption id="attachment_1724" align="alignleft" width="290"]<img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1724 " title="Awards in Surgical Technology" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-10-07-at-9.04.36-AM-290x290.png" alt="Awards in Surgical Technology" width="290" height="290" /> The Surgical Program received this award for maintaining a pass rate of twenty to thirty percent better than the national average.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Fresno Campus’ <a title="Surgical Technology program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/surgical-technology/" target="_blank">Surgical Technology</a> program is on a roll. This is the third year that their ST program has been recognized by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assistants with a Merit Award for an over 90% pass rate for its graduates who took the certification exam.\r\n\r\n“Our student-centered approach creates a lot of discovery and interaction among student groups, instead of traditional instructor-dependent learning, which has the instructor in front of the class lecturing,” says Teri Junge, ST Program Director. “We reinforce what students learn from their reading and homework, rather than have them hear it for the first time in class.”\r\n\r\nExam pass rates back up this education model for <a title="SJVC Fresno" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/fresno/" target="_blank">Fresno SJVC</a> Surg. Tech. graduates:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>8/01/2012 -7/31/2013  21 of 22 graduates passed certification exam for a  <b>95% pass rate</b></li>\r\n	<li>8/01/2011-7/31/2012   18 of 20 graduates passed certification exam for a  <b>90% pass rate</b></li>\r\n	<li>8/01/2010-7/31/2011     9 of  9  graduates passed certification exam for a <b>100% pass rate</b></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThis 3-year run of high pass rates is especially impressive when compared to the NBSTSA’s National average of 70%.\r\n\r\n“We’ve done really well the last few years,” says Junge. “Our ST students got a lot more involved and there was greater focus on review classes.”\r\n\r\nGraduates obtaining national certification as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) demonstrate during their exam the basic competencies for safe patient care in the operating room.  NBSTSA certification is widely recognized in the health care community as the foremost credential for surgical technologists in the nation. Certification is required for employment within many local, state and national health care organizations.\r\n\r\nFresno campus’s graduating STs are riding the wave of a strong program coupled with successful certification exam preparation. Graduates and the communities they will serve can only benefit.', 'Fresno Surgical Technology program earns Merit Award', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12433-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 13:57:27', '2014-10-02 20:57:27', '', 12433, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12433-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13001, 4, '2014-10-02 13:58:24', '2014-10-02 20:58:24', '[caption id="attachment_1721" align="alignleft" width="290"]<img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1721" title="Temecula Respiratory Therapy prepares for national competition" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-10-07-at-8.44.24-AM-290x290.png" alt="Temecula Respiratory Therapy prepares for national competition" width="290" height="290" /> A taste of victory has inspired the Pink Puffers to extend their luck by another year.[/caption]\r\n\r\nOn the heels of winning the State Sputum Bowl competition last May, <a href="http://www.sjvc.edu/temecula" target="_blank">Temecula</a>’s <a href="http://www.sjvc.edu/respiratory-therapy" target="_blank">Respiratory Therapy</a> team, the Pink Puffers, is in full prep for the National Sputum Bowl competition to be held in Anaheim Nov. 16-19.\r\n\r\n“We were fortunate to have leaders of the CA Society of Respiratory Care Society Sputum Bowl events, Michael Terry and Alan Alipoon, here from Loma Linda University Medical Center to work with our team,” says William Hall, RT Program Director. “They brought their pool of questions and taught our team some valuable strategy for the national competition,” he says.\r\n\r\nThe rules for National and State competitions are very different and these two esteemed visitors volunteered their time to help Temecula’s RT team understand the new parameters.\r\n\r\n“Michael Terry and Alan Alipoon managed the events held in San Diego this year where our team secured their victory,” says Hall.\r\n\r\n<b><i>Chery Stansbury, Alyssa Reber </i></b>and <b><i>Anthony Cocilova </i></b>comprise Temecula’s Pink Puffers under the direction of <b><i>Coach Shannon Cocilova</i></b>, who will provide intense drills between now and the competition. <b><i>Ian Peterson </i></b>will now be included in the team, since the team is allowed four contestants.\r\n\r\nThe National Sputum Bowl will host up to 44-teams representing their home states. The competition will be stiff and the knowledge and skill level very high.\r\n\r\n“We are looking forward to a very exciting competition in Anaheim,” says Hall. “Most of all we are encouraging our team to enjoy themselves in this once in a life-time experience for them as students.  They have already won a prized title as California State Sputum Bowl Champions, and we are excited that they have brought themselves, SJVC Temecula and all of SJVC to a National arena.”\r\n\r\nWatch for this year’s Sputum Bowl results.', 'Sputum Bowl team preps for National competition', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12429-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 13:58:24', '2014-10-02 20:58:24', '', 12429, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12429-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13002, 4, '2014-10-02 13:58:45', '2014-10-02 20:58:45', '[caption id="attachment_1708" align="alignleft" width="290"]<img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1708 " title="SJVC Online Instructor Emily Ware" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-09-25-at-10.56.06-AM-290x290.png" alt="SJVC Online Instructor Emily Ware" width="290" height="290" /> “I like to get students excited about the material I’m teaching, watch them learn something new and develop a love for learning." -Online Instructor Emily Ware[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt would seem that the faceless nature of <a title="SJVC Online classes available here" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/sjvc-online" target="_blank">online classes</a> would make it hard for students and instructors to connect. Where’s the eye contact, the facial and body expressions and the intimacy of sharing space? Who can feel heard from such distances, both geographic and physical?\r\n\r\nOnline General Ed instructor, Emily Ware has figured it out.\r\n\r\n“I really do get to know them better, but in a different way,” says Emily Ware. “We actually spend more one-on-one time together, so I get to learn more about them as individuals.”\r\n\r\nHer students feel the love.\r\n\r\n“Emily Ware went above and beyond to help me,” says Mississippi Online student, Kimberly Sanders. “She’s a great instructor and I’d like to tell everyone how great she is.”\r\n\r\nMrs. Ware felt the same way. “Kim was always eager to learn,” she says. “She asked a lot of questions, and I liked that about her. She was a bright spot in my day, when I’d hear from her.”\r\n\r\nEmily Ware comes from a long line of teachers. But, she was the first one in the family to go in a different career direction for several years, when she worked as a buyer in the fashion industry.\r\n\r\n“I felt like I was always meant to teach, but got off track for a few years,” says Emily. Now that she has answered the call to help others discover their highest potential, she is in full swing.\r\n\r\n“I like to get students excited about the material I’m teaching, watch them learn something new and develop a love for learning,” she says. “When they see their skill levels go up after studying and where they end up; it boosts their confidence, and it’s very rewarding.”\r\n\r\nOne of Emily’s best moments came when a student submitted a big PowerPoint project with a note that said “I don’t even care what grade I got on this because I had so much fun doing it.”\r\n\r\n“I was happy that she had fun with it and that she was happy with what she created,” says Emily.\r\n\r\nTekla Patton, Student Services, also has high praise for Emily. “She is great at contacting students by phone, e-mail and even text messages,” says Tekla. “Her courses are geared to every student’s learning styles. Emily does admit to giving her students her cell phone number – and takes all calls.\r\n\r\nNow that web cams are more popular, Emily gets to finally see some of her students.\r\n\r\n“Sometimes I didn’t even know if my student was male or female, from the name,” she says. And, now most posts come in with a student photo, so a new door has opened to communication. “Many student projects include information about their life and kids,” says Emily, who enjoys an even deeper understanding of her students’ lives.\r\n\r\nEmily comes by her gift of teaching naturally. Her mom, Robin, set an exceptional standard.\r\n\r\n“My mom is an amazing teacher and she motivated me to be the teacher I am,” says Ware. “I feel like I’ve learned a lot about how to be a teacher from her.”', 'Far away voices find support', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12428-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 13:58:45', '2014-10-02 20:58:45', '', 12428, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12428-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13003, 4, '2014-10-02 13:59:02', '2014-10-02 20:59:02', '[caption id="attachment_1674" align="alignleft" width="290"]<img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1674  " title="SJVC student Ashley Schwarz and her daughter" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Screen-Shot-2013-09-10-at-2.58.18-PM-290x290.png" alt="SJVC student Ashley Schwarz and her daughter" width="290" height="290" /> About daughter Haylee: I want her to know that anything is possible at any point in your life.” -Ashley[/caption]\r\n\r\nFor the longest time, the only voice of encouragement Ashley Schwarz heard was that one deep inside her. “You’ve got to be better,” it said. Ashley lost each of her parents before she was ready to be on her own and, without siblings, her lone inner voice was the only one pushing her forward.\r\n\r\nAshley knew she wanted a career in the medical field after, at 12-years old, she witnessed her mom succumb to kidney disease.\r\n\r\n“I don’t remember a day that she wasn’t sick,” says Ashley. “I always told her I would grow up and find a cure for kidney disease.”\r\n\r\nAshley started and stopped college a few times and just couldn’t seem to latch on. But when she found SJVC’s online <a title="Medical Assistant program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-assistant/" target="_blank">Clinical Medical Assisting</a> program, things fell into place.\r\n\r\n“You guys saved my life,” she enthuses. “This is the best thing that’s ever happened.” That doesn’t mean it was easy.\r\n\r\nAshley’s life had changed quite a bit since her previous attempts at continuing her education. She had married, eventually started a family and had all of the responsibilities of a young family trying to get ahead. She had earned her CNA right out of high school and was working full-time as a receptionist in a doctor’s office. But, she wanted more for herself and her family.\r\n\r\nAshley first tested the online water with the CMA certificate program. All was going well until her math class threatened to take her down.\r\n\r\n“Pam (Soto-Gonzalez, student support) called me almost every night and would just take control of my computer to help me work through problems,” says Ashley. “I definitely wouldn’t have been as successful as I was without how dedicated everyone was to helping students.”\r\n\r\n“Ashley is a great example of how the educational experience is what the student makes of it, and I am proud of her accomplishments,” says Pam Soto-Gonzalez.\r\n\r\nEncouraged by her certificate program success, Ashley enrolled in and completed the CMA A.S. degree program. Her husband, Kevin, and their now 2-year old daughter, Haylee, gave her the support and encouragement she needed to keep going.\r\n\r\n“When things got tough Kevin would say, ‘Suck it up, sister,’” Ashley laughs. “And, Haylee would sit with me at the computer and pretend she was doing her ‘school work’ too.”\r\n\r\nAshley graduated last February and barely paused before enrolling in an online <a title="Human Resource Administration program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/human-resource-administration/" target="_blank">Human Resources</a>, Bachelor’s degree program. Still working full-time, she is determined to do whatever it takes to have the medical career of her dreams. She has even managed to pull Kevin into her industry of choice.\r\n\r\nWhile Kevin was working at a factory she submitted his application for a Surgery Services Dept. supervisory position at their local University Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. He got the job.\r\n\r\n“Once I forced him into it, he took off,” says Ashley. “I’m very proud of him and happy that he’s doing what he loves.”\r\n\r\nThat day isn’t far off for Ashley, too, whose medical office management responsibilities will be to train others to provide front and back office medical care and support for their patients. She will have earned that position one step at a time.\r\n\r\n“One of the things I struggled most with was growing up never having people tell me I could stretch myself,” says Ashley. “All the support I had here (at <a href="http://www.sjvc.edu/sjvc-online" target="_blank">SJVC Online</a>) pushed me into a place I never thought I could go.”\r\n\r\nShe is making sure that Haylee gets a different childhood message. “I want her to know that anything is possible at any point in your life.” Ashley’s example says it loud and clear.', 'A quiet voice grows strong', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12425-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 13:59:02', '2014-10-02 20:59:02', '', 12425, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12425-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13004, 4, '2014-10-02 13:59:19', '2014-10-02 20:59:19', '[caption id="attachment_1700" align="alignleft" width="290"]<a href="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Screen-Shot-2013-09-25-at-10.35.58-AM.png"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1700" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Screen-Shot-2013-09-25-at-10.35.58-AM-290x290.png" alt="We might be biased, but we think our students look pretty good!" width="290" height="290" /></a> We might be biased, but we think our students look pretty good![/caption]\r\n\r\nAbout a dozen business student models used the catwalk to teach over a hundred <a title="students learn how to dress for a job interview in rancho cucamonga" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/ontario" target="_blank">Rancho Cucamonga</a> students how to dress for that all-important job interview.\r\n\r\n“We deliberately included some What not to Wear examples to show students inappropriate interview attire,” says Chris Hooton, Career Services Manager.\r\n\r\nThe 90-minute show is an annual event held this year at the North Hills Church on Aug. 1st. The panel of four judges included Brenda Medina, Business instructor, Jeannette Drake, Career Services Advisor, Diana Glance, Business instructor and Claudia Normine, G.E. instructor.\r\n\r\n<a title="business students at SJVC work on their interview skills" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/business-programs" target="_blank">Business students</a> who are Enactus members developed and promoted the fashion show during which Career Services conducted a presentation on proper business attire.\r\n\r\n“The fashion show was a good teaching tool for our students,” says Mr. Hooton. “We also engaged the entire audience by asking them to hold up signs 1-10 to rate appropriate outfits coming down the runway.”\r\n\r\nClothing for the fashion show came from the Career Services ‘closet’ and from donations for the event. Some of the student models brought their own clothes to wear as good examples of business attire.\r\n\r\nSome of the student models and MCs were: Kevin Santos, KR Banaag, Alice Garcia, Andrea Adams, Kenneth Perry, Elizabeth Morales, Aaron Lewis, Indi Hurtado, Jaime Estrella, Giselle Pena, Alejandra Garcia, Armando Cespedes, Kimberly Mora, Taariq Raffy and Alina Miranda.\r\n\r\n“Three students, Elizabeth Morales, Giselle Pena and Alina Hernandez-Miranda, entertained the crowd with a vocal competition, as they gave their best American Idol performances – and the models time to make wardrobe changes,” says Mr. Hooton. Elizabeth Morales won and was awarded a gift card.\r\n\r\nLike any big production, mishaps can occur. The PowerPoint show momentarily dropped power and Mr. Hooton had to “kill time by telling some bad jokes,” he laughs.\r\n\r\nStudents didn’t seem to mind and left the event with a better understanding and picture of what they might wear once they are out in the professional world.', 'Student Fashion Show entertains…and educates', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12427-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 13:59:19', '2014-10-02 20:59:19', '', 12427, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12427-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13005, 4, '2014-10-02 13:59:35', '2014-10-02 20:59:35', '[caption id="attachment_1665" align="alignleft" width="280"]<img class=" wp-image-1665" style="border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px;" title="Ola Petty" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Ola-petty-RESIZED.jpg" alt="Ola Petty" width="280" height="177" /> One degree wasn''t quite enough for such an ambitious, hard-worker as Ola, which is why she returned to SJVC for further schooling.[/caption]\r\n\r\nOnline student, Ola Petty, is on fire with her career education. It wasn’t enough for her that she enrolled in and completed the <a title="Medical Assisting Program " href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-assistant" target="_blank">Clinical Medical Assisting</a> certificate program, then extended her commitment in the program to earn her A.S. degree. She decided to re-up and enrolled in the<a title="Medical Office Administration Program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-office" target="_blank"> Medical Office Administration</a> certificate program, just to top it off.\r\n\r\n“I want to do anything at the hospital they want me to – front, back, side, left, right,” says Ola Petty. “Whatever they need me to do, I can do.”\r\n\r\nBut, getting to that point wasn’t going to be easy.\r\n\r\nEven with the support of fiancé, Freddie, Ola was pretty stretched, caring for 3-year old Fredrina, 9-year old William and 12-year old Chassity. William, who suffers from severe asthma and ADHD, had frequent and unpredictable hospital stays that tossed all schedules aside. His asthma often flashed into bronchitis, then pneumonia, before the episode could be managed.\r\n\r\n“I took my computer with me to the hospital and people would say, ‘You are so eager to learn,’” says Ola.\r\n\r\nBut her studies were suffering and she was trying everything to stabilize her home life.\r\n\r\n“We had to move from the apartment we were in because of the paint and carpet,” says Ola. Even the pollen outside was a constant threat to William and kept her on high alert.\r\n\r\nThings got to a point where she thought she just couldn’t continue with school. “There was too much on me and I was about to give up,” says Ola.\r\n\r\nTekla Patton, Ola’s student advisor, had worked closely with Ola to get her through difficult parts of her classes and they had become especially close. Now Tekla stepped in and got Ola the help she needed to come up with a new plan. “They gave me a few days to get it together,” says Ola. “I decided I came too far in school to let it go, so I came back and gave 100% of myself.”\r\n\r\nThe online campus was glad to have her back. “They made me feel real good about myself.”\r\n\r\n“Ola has been working really hard the last two years to complete her programs,” says Tekla. “And, now she’s coming back for more education.” It looks like their friendship will have some more time to grow.\r\n\r\nNow Ola is back in the swing of going to school – which is a little confusing to her 3-year old. “Mom, I didn’t know you could go to school like that, over and over and over,” Fredrina tells her. Ola just laughs at that, but everyone in her household knows that when Ola is at her computer, it is serious study time and she is not to be disturbed.\r\n\r\nThe kids also know that Ola is doing all this for them. “I want a better living for my kids and I want to have something in my life,” says Ola. “And, I want my kids to know that nothing in life is free. You have to work for what you get,” she says.\r\n\r\nOla feels that her employment prospects, with both the CMA and MOA programs finished, are very good. “I got documents behind my name,” she says. “I think I’ll choose a good job in a place where I’m needed.”\r\n\r\nThis has been a long and sometimes difficult educational process for Ola, but she knows why she made it to this point. “The Lord plays a very important part in this, and if it wasn’t for Him I probably wouldn’t be here.”', 'Student is a triple threat to other job applicants', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12424-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 13:59:35', '2014-10-02 20:59:35', '', 12424, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12424-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13006, 4, '2014-10-02 13:59:54', '2014-10-02 20:59:54', '[caption id="attachment_1625" align="alignleft" width="231"]<img class="size-full wp-image-1625" style="border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px;" title="Cristal Rubio" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Cristal-Rubio-RESIZED.jpg" alt="Cristal Rubio" width="231" height="176" /> Cristal''s dream is to open her very own hair salon, which she hopes to achieve with the knowledge gained from SJVC.[/caption]\r\n\r\nCristal Rubio remembers what it felt like to watch her high school friends one at a time get their driver’s licenses and score summer jobs, while she pretended she didn’t need them. “I told them my parents said I didn’t need to work and my mom always drops me off wherever I need to go, because I didn’t want them to know that I didn’t have a green card,” says Cristal.\r\n\r\nShe wasn’t sure what it all meant. But, Cristal remembers her parents taking her back and forth between Mexico and the States until, with a temporary visa, they enrolled her in second grade. She didn’t feel any different from all the other kids in school.\r\n\r\nBut Cristal didn’t realize the full impact of what it meant to be a non-resident until she applied for college scholarships, only to find out her status disqualified her not only scholarships, but from receiving federal grants and loans, as well. “It was a phase in my life when I was really down and didn’t think I could do anything,” says Cristal. “I was an illegal alien.”\r\n\r\nCristal felt at a dead end. “I couldn’t get a scholarship, couldn’t get a degree…it was pointless for me to go to college,” she says. Scarier yet, “People were asking me, ‘How are you here?’ It is a big deal to have a green card and be legal here.”\r\n\r\nWhen Cristal was nineteen she married Javier, and when daughter, Miranda, was born she decided it was time to work toward U.S. legal residency. Cristal got the news when Javier, who was in the military, was stationed in Iraq. “On my 21st birthday they (Immigration Dept.) gave me temporary residency, and after they verified all my information and we had our interviews they gave me final approval,” she says. Cristal felt the world open up to her.\r\n\r\nOver the next several years Cristal’s dream of owning her own hair and nail salon was taking root. She and husband Javier added Paulina to their family, and while Cristal completed beauty college, son Javier was born. After a short 6-month break Cristal jumped right into<a title="San Joaquin Valley College " href="http://www.sjvc.edu/" target="_blank"> SJVC</a>’s <a title="Business Administration Program " href="http://www.sjvc.edu/business-administration" target="_blank">Business Administration</a> program in <a title="SJVC Victor Valley Campus " href="http://www.sjvc.edu/victor-valley" target="_blank">Hesperia.</a> Her dream was so close now.\r\n\r\nThe first seven months of her BA program went well and Cristal usually made the Dean’s list. Now within 3-weeks of completing her program she is fighting to keep her momentum. “I hardly get to see my husband, I missed seeing my son’s first steps and all the other little things in our family time,” says Cristal. But she knew the BA program was giving her something important – and just in time for her dream coming to life.\r\n\r\nIn June Cristal opened Get Glammed, Hair and Nail Salon and credits instructors Mr. Patch and Mrs. Bastianon with giving her what she needed to make that happen. Her Business Capstone class was all about starting your own business and it filled in all the gaps for a successful start-up. “It teaches you how to write a Business Plan, Business Proposal, write a letter to the bank for a line of credit, Mission Statement, develop core values and how to promote products,” says Cristal. It even taught her how to hire employees, which she has put to good use in finding her new hair stylist and nail technician. “My teachers helped me a lot and it was something new every day,” she says.\r\n\r\nSuccess is starting to feel pretty good to Cristal, but she doesn’t forget how long it took her to believe it could happen. Her message to undocumented residents is personal and heartfelt: “Don’t give up if you’re a minority and your immigration status isn’t legal,” she says. “And, don’t give up on education; as soon as you have legal status, enroll in college.”', 'Immigration status threatened success', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12423-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 13:59:54', '2014-10-02 20:59:54', '', 12423, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12423-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13007, 4, '2014-10-02 14:00:14', '2014-10-02 21:00:14', '[caption id="attachment_1679" align="alignleft" width="391"]<img class=" wp-image-1679   " title="Program Director Barry Westling" src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Screen-Shot-2013-09-12-at-3.49.53-PM.png" alt="Program Director Barry Westling" width="391" height="451" /> Mr. Westling himself - sporting the bow tie![/caption]\r\n\r\nVisalia’s Respiratory Therapy Program Director, Barry Westling, has always stood out from the crowd. His iconic bow tie makes him immediately recognizable on campus – particularly by new <a title="Respiratory Therapy program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/respiratory-therapy/" target="_blank">Respiratory Therapy</a> students seeking him out.\r\n\r\n“I know it’s a somewhat different style from a different era, but it’s something I enjoy for myself,” says Mr. Westling, who owns over 40 bow ties and can quickly demonstrate the art of whipping the short length of cloth into perfect shape.\r\n\r\nRecently, Barry Westling acquired yet another fine distinction when he was accepted into the Fellowship program of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), a national organization with approximately 52,000 members.\r\n\r\nThe AARC encourages and promotes professional excellence, advances the science and practice of respiratory care, and serves as an advocate for patients and their families, the public, the profession and respiratory therapists. An AARC Fellow is a Respiratory Therapist who is recognized to have reached a level of distinction in professional practice and who has made sustained contributions on a national level. Very few AARC members are nominated and even fewer attain Fellowship status.\r\n\r\n“To be included among a list of such prestigious individuals is truly awe-inspiring,” says Mr. Westling, who was a first-time nominee.\r\n\r\n“Fellows of the AARC (FAARC) are considered to be career professionals at the ‘top of their game’ and serve as role models for respiratory therapists nationwide,” says Patrick Dunne, MEd, RRT, FAARC and Chairperson for the AARC Fellowship Selection Committee\r\n\r\nBarry Westling has many accomplishments and accolades, which made him an ideal candidate for fellowship consideration. In his professional capacity he has submitted questions for the National Board for Respiratory Care credentialing exams, served as Delegate to the AARC House of Delegates, represented Calif. to the national AARC organization, acted as New Terms consultant for Stedman’s Medical Dictionary for Allied Health and made major curriculum contributions to SJVC’s first A.S. degree program and Advanced Level RT program, to name just a few.\r\n\r\nInductions into the FAARC will take place at the annual AARC Awards Ceremony on Nov. 16 at the Anaheim Convention Center.\r\n\r\n“Recognition as a Fellow is wonderful and humbling, but my years of service to students, patients, the college, and my profession are my true reward,” says Westling, who celebrates his 30<sup>th</sup> year with SJVC this month.\r\n\r\nMr. Westling hopes his professional accomplishments might guide students toward their own service to their professional community.\r\n\r\n“There is a great need in the Central Valley to instill in students the importance of participation in professional societies through membership, meeting attendance and professional event participation,” says Westling. “Top leaders in our field are just regular people who step up to volunteer.”\r\n\r\nBarry Westling has been a clear leader in his field and a true inspiration to his students. His entire 2012 RT graduating class demonstrated their respect and admiration for him by donning bow ties for their graduation ceremony. Theirs was a special tribute to a humble man deserving of many, it seems.', 'Respiratory Therapy Program Director earns professional distinction', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12426-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 14:00:14', '2014-10-02 21:00:14', '', 12426, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12426-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13008, 4, '2014-10-02 14:00:37', '2014-10-02 21:00:37', '[caption id="attachment_1621" align="alignleft" width="240"]<img class=" wp-image-1621" style="border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px;" title="Josalynn Delorenzo " src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Josalynn-Delorenzo-RESIZED-300x300.jpg" alt="Josalynn Delorenzo " width="240" height="240" /> Josalynn had originally worked as a veterinary assistant, which inspired her to gain the medical knowledge to work with humans, not just horses.[/caption]\r\n\r\nSince the day she stepped foot onto Lancaster’s campus<a title="Medical Assisting Program" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-assistant" target="_blank"> Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting </a>(CAMA) student Josalynn Delorenzo began setting goals for herself. With a map of her future and her family encouraging her to graduate she works toward accomplishing the long list of goals she has set for herself.\r\n\r\nJosalynn has had a passion for horses from the very young age of two. Her love for horses continued to manifest throughout her life and 4 years ago she began barrel racing.\r\n\r\nJosalynn previously worked for a Veterinarian where she learned a lot about how animals functioned. Through her time there she came to the conclusion that she could easily relate what she knew about animals to humans because of the many similarities, triggering her interest in the medical field.\r\n\r\n“When I first saw the campus I knew I was home,” she says.\r\n\r\nNot long after she started attending classes Josalynn joined the <a title="SJVC Antelope Valley Campus " href="http://www.sjvc.edu/antelope-valley" target="_blank">Lancaster</a> ASB. She has lent her creativity to ASB by suggesting new ways to connect with other students and members of the community. Some of her ideas include a car wash and 5K race.\r\n\r\nJosalynn’s list of achievements is not a short one. Along with her involvement in ASB she has received perfect attendance four times, landed a spot on the Dean’s List a total of five times, and been a Federal Work Study Student.\r\n\r\n“It was a good experience,” Josalynn says of her work study. “I feel truly blessed and appreciative to have that experience.”\r\n\r\nWith so much on her plate Josalynn realized that she could not give her horse the necessary amount of attention while staying on top of all of her school work. This realization lead Joaslynn to leave her horse in the care of her horse trainer, Angela.\r\n\r\n“I love her [Angela] to no end; she’s like a mother to me. If I hadn’t have known her I don’t know where I would be,” Josalynn says.\r\n\r\nAngela’s generosity has allowed Josalynn to focus on her education in order to check off the list of many goals she has set for herself. After completing the CAMA program at <a title="San Joaquin Valley College " href="http://www.sjvc.edu/" target="_blank">SJVC </a>Josalynn plans to study phlebotomy and following that she hopes to become an x-ray technician.\r\n\r\nJosalynn’s enthusiasm for SJVC and improvement is nothing short of contagious.\r\n\r\nAlong with the constant support from her mother, encouragement from her father who lives out of state, and inspiration from her grandfather who supported the medical sciences Josalynn’s motivation to excel in everything she does stems from 5 words that she carries with her wherever she goes: Faith, hope, believe, dream, and love. She explains,\r\n\r\n“The only way to get anywhere is to BELIEVE you can do it; you’re never too old to have a new DREAM; it’s important to LOVE what you’re doing; you have to have HOPE to get there; and always have FAITH through it all!”', 'The Horse Whisperer', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12417-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 14:00:37', '2014-10-02 21:00:37', '', 12417, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12417-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13009, 4, '2014-10-02 14:00:53', '2014-10-02 21:00:53', '[caption id="attachment_1618" align="alignleft" width="179"]<img class=" wp-image-1618" style="border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px;" title="Meghan Chinoski " src="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Meghan-Chinoski-RESIZED-224x300.jpg" alt="Meghan Chinoski " width="179" height="240" /> Meghan knew quite early the career she wanted, after one of her son''s broke his femur.[/caption]\r\n\r\nWith a total of six children all under the age of six residing beneath one roof, bumps and bruises are bound to happen.<a title="Medical Assisting Program " href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-assistant" target="_blank"> Clinical Administrative Medical Assisting</a> (CAMA) student Meghan Chinoski found this to be true when her 3 year old son broke his femur in the midst of harmless horseplay and had to be air lifted to the Children’s Hospital.\r\n\r\nMeghan’s future at SJVC was set in stone in Meghan’s mind from before day one.\r\n\r\n“I originally was going to move to Bakersfield but in the end we had to go to Antelope Valley instead. I was interested in the medical field,” Meghan reveals. “I saw they had an SJVC in <a title="SJVC Antelope Valley Campus" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/antelope-valley" target="_blank">Lancaster</a>, and I knew I wanted to go there.”\r\n\r\nHaving attended other secondary schools previously Meghan confesses that SJVC has no doubt been the perfect fit for her.\r\n\r\n“It’s been a really good experience, I’ve gone to community college before,” she says. “With SJVC it has been more personal with my relationships with teachers… Here the teachers know your name and you’re an individual.”\r\n\r\nOne day while Meghan was in her science class she received an unexpected phone call from her husband.\r\n\r\n“He sounded really shaken up,” Meghan says of her husband when he called to let her know about the accident. “He [their son] has older siblings and his sister jumped off the bed and landed on his leg and the way he was positioned is what broke it.”\r\n\r\nMeghan went through the initial panic that any mother would experience, but once she reflected on the situation she was able to apply what she had been trained to do in emergencies to this personal circumstance.\r\n\r\n“When I first left I was freaking out and it was very traumatic,” Meghan explains. “Then I thought about what it would be like in the same situation if I was working and that would be to remain calm no matter the severity of it.”\r\n\r\nFollowing her son’s visit to the Children’s Hospital Meghan continued to apply her training when her son’s dressings had to be fixed.\r\n\r\nWhile Meghan strongly debated on whether or not to take a break from school to care for her son she decided against it.\r\n\r\n“I thought about that [taking time off] and in the long run it’s just another bump in the road, but if you stop once, you’ll keep stopping along the way,” says Meghan.\r\n\r\nAlong with support from her “halo deserving” husband, the dedication of the faculty at<a title="San Joaquin Valley College" href="http://www.sjvc.edu/" target="_blank"> SJVC</a> Lancaster does not go unnoticed by Meghan.\r\n\r\n“I see the dedication the teachers have for the students, especially when they find different ways and tools to teach them, to help the students better understand,” she says.\r\n\r\nThe exemplary education provided by SJVC along with Meghan’s dedication guarantee that she will be ready to tackle any medical emergency both professionally and personally.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '12416-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 14:00:53', '2014-10-02 21:00:53', '', 12416, 'http://proof.sjvc.edu/12416-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(13015, 4, '2014-10-02 15:16:53', '2014-10-02 22:16:53', '<h2>Join the SJVC Community</h2>\r\nAt SJVC, you will find that our college campuses and online division offer more than just a career education.\r\n\r\nProviding our students with quality education that prepares them to succeed on the job is our highest priority. We also focus on community involvement, club participation, and fun events and activities for our students.\r\n\r\nAs a new student, you''ll quickly learn that SJVC is not a college where you feel like another face in the crowd. Our small class sizes and commitment to providing students with one-on-one attention support the family-like atmosphere you''ll find at every SJVC location.\r\n<h3>Find out more about the SJVC family.</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Visit our <a title="Click to go to the SJVC blog." href="/news">blog</a></li>\r\n	<li>Check out our <a title="Click to go to the SJVC Video Gallery." href="/student-life/video-gallery">video gallery</a></li>\r\n	<li>Read our <a title="Click to go to the SJVC Testimonials page." href="/student-life/testimonials">student testimonials</a></li>\r\n	<li>Head on over to <a title="Click to go to the  SJVC Facebook page." href="https://www.facebook.com/SJVCs" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a title="Click to go to the SJVC Instagram page." href="http://instagram.com/sjvcollege" target="_blank">Instagram</a> to see just how much our students love SJVC</li>\r\n</ul>', 'Student Life', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '11165-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 15:16:53', '2014-10-02 22:16:53', '', 11165, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/11165-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13016, 4, '2014-10-02 15:31:16', '2014-10-02 22:31:16', '<h2>Online Courses Fit to Your Schedule</h2>\r\nAt SJVC, we understand that it can be a challenge to attend classes on a set schedule. That''s where our Online Programs come in.\r\n\r\nWe offer 5 programs that allow you to complete coursework whenever works best for you - whether that''s morning, afternoon or night. Our Online portal is available to online students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The interface also is simple to access and navigate, making the online learning experience convenient, flexible and designed for your success.\r\n\r\nOur online students find that they can receive academic and technical support when they need it. Students who experience technical issues can quickly get support from a remote SJVC technical support representative. If you have questions regarding coursework, want to connect with other students or need personal support, SJVC Online''s instructors, student advisors and online community are there to help.\r\n<h3>Resources</h3>\r\n<a title="View SJVC''s State Approvals." href="/admissions/accreditation/state-approvals">View SJVC''s State Approvals.</a>\r\n<blockquote>Want to know more about SJVC Online?</blockquote>\r\n<a title="Read our Online FAQs." href="/online-programs/online-faqs">Read our FAQs.</a>\r\n<blockquote>Still unsure if Online learning is right for you?</blockquote>\r\n<a title="Take our Online Learning Quiz." href="/online-programs/online-learning-quiz">Take our Online Learning Quiz.</a>\r\n<blockquote>Does your home set-up meet our technical requirements for SJVC Online students?</blockquote>\r\n<a title="Review SJVC Online''s Technical Requirements." href="/online-programs/technical-requirements">Review them here.</a>', 'Online Programs', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '11095-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 15:31:16', '2014-10-02 22:31:16', '', 11095, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/11095-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13017, 4, '2014-10-02 15:36:00', '2014-10-02 22:36:00', '', 'SJVC Business Administration student Elias Campos', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', 'sjvc-business-administration-student-elias-campos', '', '', '2014-10-02 15:36:14', '2014-10-02 22:36:14', '', 3068, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SJVC-Business-Administration-student-Elias-Campos1.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(13018, 4, '2014-10-02 15:36:33', '2014-10-02 22:36:33', '<img class="alignleft wp-image-13017 size-thumbnail" src="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SJVC-Business-Administration-student-Elias-Campos1-300x178.jpg" alt="SJVC Business Administration student Elias Campos" width="300" height="178" />Twenty-three year old Elias Campos is a <a title="Click to learn more about SJVC''s Business Administration program." href="http://www.sjvc.edu/business-administration">Business Administration</a> student on the <a title="Click to learn more about SJVC''s Temecula campus." href="http://www.sjvc.edu/temecula">Temecula campus</a> who will graduate next month. When he leaves SJVC, he will have left an indelible mark on many lives.\r\n\r\nElias comes from a humble background. His parents, Elias and Maria Soledad, had very little formal education because they both had left school early to help support their families. Elias senior''s mother taught him to read and write and Maria spent her youth helping care for her siblings while her parents worked the fields. English lessons came from the TV.\r\n\r\nTheir hard work continues so that their six children can have the chance for something better. With three kids in college, "We all have to work," says Elias. His dad does landscaping, irrigation and harvests avocados, while his mom makes flower arrangements for a nursery. "Between the three of us, we sustain the household."\r\n\r\nThey all put their hopes on higher education. When Elias'' sister, Elizabeth enrolled in the Medical Assisting program, he decided to give SJVC a look. Although already working full-time as Youth Services Library Technician at the Temecula Public Library, Elias knew he had to get his higher education rolling.\r\n\r\n"I wanted to know what would make me the most well-rounded individual, and a background in business would make me more flexible in the job field," says Elias. That made good sense to him.\r\n\r\nElias was a sponge, soaking up every bit of knowledge about business practices. "I learned how to network with individuals on a business level," he says. Elias volunteered at the student store, and brought his newly honed skills into play.\r\n\r\n"From my Excel class, I was able to create our inventory sheet, as well as daily earnings, while I used practices of marketing through fliers," he says. "Business is doing pretty well, and I pretty much have a line waiting before I open the store." He is putting store operation and procedures together for the next person who steps in "to keep the momentum going."\r\n\r\nElias volunteers at Orientation to welcome new students and help them feel more comfortable with what they are about to undertake. "It''s fun to go to orientation and see what they expect," says Elias. "They look scared and intimated, and I probably looked the same," he laughs.\r\n\r\n"Elias is one of the most welcoming people I have ever met," says John Hall, Dean of Student Services. "At orientation, he helps students come out of their comfort zones and encourages their interaction and excitement for starting their college career."\r\n\r\nElias'' sharp mind and helpful nature have earned him many awards: Notable Newbie, Inspirational Involvement, Ambassador Award and Dean''s List. "Hearing my name called for the Inspirational Involvement Award was really nice because it meant Mr. Hall saw something in me. I thought, ''you know, you can probably do more.''\r\n\r\n"I can’t wait to see what Elias does in business," says Mr. Hall. "Whatever he starts, people will want to be a part of it."\r\n\r\nIt is difficult to imagine how Elias might do more. In addition to his full-time position at the library – including Saturdays, where he conducts school tours, helps children pick grade appropriate books to read and oversees events –he also works with his dad and mom each Sunday in the lavender fields to earn extra money. Elias doesn''t get to study until after 9:00 most nights.\r\n\r\n"There are times when I am just too tired to do homework and think I will do it tomorrow," says Elias. "Dad says, ''If it can be done today, then you should do it today.''" His father''s words bear strong influence, and his mother''s steady motivation pushes him forward. His girlfriend, Brenda, has been with him since the beginning and has also been strong motivation for him.\r\n\r\n"The reason I try so hard is that I will be the first in our generation to graduate from college." Elias plans to go further. "I want to see if I can continue and get my BA and, hopefully, a Masters in Library Science."\r\n\r\nElias has dreams of helping his dad start his own landscaping business, "so that he is his own boss."\r\n\r\n"I look back on my parents, who made the best of the opportunities they were given," says Elias. "By continuing to the highest, I want to give them a big ''thank you'' and show my family we can keep moving forward. We can say, ''look at us now.''\r\n\r\nThere will, undoubtedly, be an appreciative audience.', 'Temecula Business student is the guy to watch', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '3068-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 15:36:33', '2014-10-02 22:36:33', '', 3068, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/3068-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13019, 4, '2014-10-02 15:37:32', '2014-10-02 22:37:32', '', 'SJVC Rancho Cordova participates in Habitat for Humanity', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', 'sjvc-rancho-cordova-participates-in-habitat-for-humanity', '', '', '2014-10-02 15:37:47', '2014-10-02 22:37:47', '', 3058, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SJVC-Rancho-Cordova-participates-in-Habitat-for-Humanity1.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(13020, 4, '2014-10-02 15:38:06', '2014-10-02 22:38:06', '<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-13019" src="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SJVC-Rancho-Cordova-participates-in-Habitat-for-Humanity1.jpg" alt="SJVC Rancho Cordova participates in Habitat for Humanity" width="500" height="384" />Volunteerism is an important part of the overall student experience at SJVC. Recently, six <a title="Click to learn more about SJVC''s Respiratory Therapy program." href="http://www.sjvc.edu/respiratory-therapy">Respiratory Therapy</a> students on the <a title="Click to learn more about SJVC''s Rancho Cordova campus." href="http://www.sjvc.edu/rancho-cordova">Rancho Cordova</a> campus got to find that out first-hand.\n\nUnder the direction of Michelle Tapp, Learning Resource Center Coordinator and Amy Bianco, Dean of Student Services, these Term 4 students contributed four hours on two separate days to helping Habitat for Humanity restore and organize construction materials and supplies, as well as donated items coming into their warehouse. Habitat is an international, non-profit organization that is devoted to building "simple, decent and affordable" housing that has addressed the issues of poverty housing all over the world.\n\nThose students making the trip to Habitat for Humanity’s Sacramento site were: Robert Wallace, Joseph Castro, Curtis Echevarria, Holly Van Brocklin, Aaron Palpallatoc and Shannon Stang.\n\nAfter a brief orientation, volunteers unloaded, cleaned, organized and priced donated furniture. They also participated in selling furniture to buyers and helping them to load purchases into vehicles.\n\n"The day we arrived, they received truckloads of furniture donated by The Hilton Hotel chain," says Holly Van Brocklin. "Although we didn’t actually help build a house, knowing the work we did to contribute to the program was heartwarming."\n\nMoney from the sale of donated items helps to pay for some of the costs of building low-income housing. Recipient families and volunteers work to build each home, which takes about six months.\n\n"I am very proud of our students'' volunteer involvement," says Amy Bianco. "Most volunteer opportunities are on weekends, so our students make a sacrifice to be of service to the community."\n\nSJVC has been participating with Habitat for Humanity twice a year for about six years. Students learn what community involvement can mean to those needing assistance with their missions of goodwill, while they also learn about teamwork and the versatility of their own skills and knowledge.\n\n"We can’t wait to go back and volunteer more time to this very deserving cause," says Holly.', 'SJVC students volunteer for Habitat for Humanity', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '3058-autosave-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 15:38:06', '2014-10-02 22:38:06', '', 3058, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/3058-autosave-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13022, 4, '2014-10-02 15:40:46', '2014-10-02 22:40:46', '', 'Fresno Aircraft Maintenance instructor Don Dutra', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', 'fresno-aircraft-maintenance-instructor-don-dutra', '', '', '2014-10-02 15:40:59', '2014-10-02 22:40:59', '', 3063, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Fresno-Aircraft-Maintenance-instructor-Don-Dutra1.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(13314, 4, '2014-11-26 08:15:21', '2014-11-26 16:15:21', '<img src="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Don-Dutra-300x250.jpg" alt="Fresno Aircraft Maintenance instructor Don Dutra" width="300" height="250" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-13312" />As an instructor for Fresno’s <a title="Click to learn more about SJVC''s Aviation Maintenance Technology program." href="http://www.sjvc.edu/aviation-maintenance-technology">Aviation Maintenance Technology</a> (AMT) program, Don Dutra has seen every type of student join his Powerplant class. Those eager faces fresh out of high school, career-change seekers, and close-to-retirement adventurers who are finally fulfilling a dream, stare back at him.\r\n\r\n"We get some students with zero experience and those who have been in the job market for awhile," says Mr. Dutra.\r\n\r\nNo matter what their work background or experience level, the AMT program will have a positive impact. "Even when a student has not really decided that this is the right course for them, it is important that they keep working toward completion; not giving up," says Dutra. "Maybe for the first time, they learned to finish what they started and to become good at something."\r\n\r\nWhat seems to be an obstacle to their success, if overcome, "helps graduates to become good employees – no matter what the field – and good civilians," as Dutra calls it. "Many happy parents and spouses are grateful they finished and look forward to the next chapter."\r\n\r\nAnd, then there is the ''natural,'' that person who was born to fly…or keep things flying.\r\n\r\n"That student is motivated by being around aircraft; seeing all the different aspects of aviation," says Dutra, whose program is located at Fresno-Yosemite National airport where students can look out on the runway and see aircraft take off and land daily.\r\n\r\n"They don’t get bored seeing that, and they know that one day they''re going to be turning wrenches on similar aircraft," Don says.\r\n\r\nMr. Dutra’s Powerplant class provides instruction in all facets of aircraft engines. Students are up to their shoulders in huge engines of all imaginable aircraft in the campus'' expansive hangar.\r\n\r\nDon describes his teaching style as more ''coaching'' than professorial. "I like to let my students learn from their own mistakes and then briefly explain what went right and what went wrong," he says. "A belly flop makes a better point and they retain the information long-term."\r\n\r\nDon Dutra spent some of his 23-years as a Navy jet mechanic teaching ''mechanics school'' to Navy and Marine recruits. After separation from the military he decided to get the formal education necessary to continue a career as an educator.\r\n\r\nHe earned his A.S. and B.A. degrees while going to school at night and working full-time for SJVC. He took the FAA exam to get his Inspector Authorization license. Don''s experience allowed him to bypass additional training for the test. He passed on his first try.\r\n\r\n"Airframe and Powerplant certified mechanics with an IA endorsement is about the highest honor mechanics can achieve in their career," says Jason Alves, Academic Dean.\r\n\r\nDuring these years of balancing work, school, homework and home-life with his wife, Mary, Don lived the spread-thin life many of his students experience today. He can tell them first-hand that the end result is worth it.\r\n\r\n"I am the very first person in my family to ever earn a college degree," he says having grown up in Fresno in a family of eleven. But, he had good role models. "My mom worked hard her whole life, and my dad was a junk man who spent his life buying and selling cars, which is where I got my interest in engines."\r\n\r\nDon wants to make sure that his students get every bit of life and career experience he has to give them.\r\n\r\n"I want our students to walk away with something that serves them in long-term employment and, hopefully, happiness," he says. "When they walk away with their license, we know they''ve accomplished what they came here for and we''ve done what we are supposed to do."\r\n\r\nJudging from a long line of grads that stop by the campus, the successes are self-evident. Their claims of "I couldn’t have done it without you," and "I am amazed and surprised at how much we learn here and apply on the job," reinforce Don''s confidence in what the AMT program provides.\r\n\r\nToward this end, Don likes to plant seeds of wisdom and offer a little inspiration that might help his students get there from here.\r\n\r\n"I tell them that there will always be the stories about the pilot who saved the day or landed the plane safely," he says. "But, what you never hear about is the mechanic. It''s the mechanic – you – who puts that plane in the air; and it''s only going to stay there if you do your job right."\r\n\r\nDon''s words make a nice landing.', 'Aviation Maintenance instructor sees positive impact program has on students', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '3063-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-11-26 08:15:21', '2014-11-26 16:15:21', '', 3063, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/3063-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13023, 4, '2014-10-02 15:41:09', '2014-10-02 22:41:09', '<img class="alignleft wp-image-13022 size-thumbnail" src="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Fresno-Aircraft-Maintenance-instructor-Don-Dutra1-300x184.jpg" alt="Fresno Aircraft Maintenance instructor Don Dutra" width="300" height="184" />As an instructor for Fresno’s <a title="Click to learn more about SJVC''s Aviation Maintenance Technology program." href="http://www.sjvc.edu/aviation-maintenance-technology">Aviation Maintenance Technology</a> (AMT) program, Don Dutra has seen every type of student join his Powerplant class. Those eager faces fresh out of high school, career-change seekers, and close-to-retirement adventurers who are finally fulfilling a dream, stare back at him.\r\n\r\n"We get some students with zero experience and those who have been in the job market for awhile," says Mr. Dutra.\r\n\r\nNo matter what their work background or experience level, the AMT program will have a positive impact. "Even when a student has not really decided that this is the right course for them, it is important that they keep working toward completion; not giving up," says Dutra. "Maybe for the first time, they learned to finish what they started and to become good at something."\r\n\r\nWhat seems to be an obstacle to their success, if overcome, "helps graduates to become good employees – no matter what the field – and good civilians," as Dutra calls it. "Many happy parents and spouses are grateful they finished and look forward to the next chapter."\r\n\r\nAnd, then there is the ''natural,'' that person who was born to fly…or keep things flying.\r\n\r\n"That student is motivated by being around aircraft; seeing all the different aspects of aviation," says Dutra, whose program is located at Fresno-Yosemite National airport where students can look out on the runway and see aircraft take off and land daily.\r\n\r\n"They don’t get bored seeing that, and they know that one day they''re going to be turning wrenches on similar aircraft," Don says.\r\n\r\nMr. Dutra’s Powerplant class provides instruction in all facets of aircraft engines. Students are up to their shoulders in huge engines of all imaginable aircraft in the campus'' expansive hangar.\r\n\r\nDon describes his teaching style as more ''coaching'' than professorial. "I like to let my students learn from their own mistakes and then briefly explain what went right and what went wrong," he says. "A belly flop makes a better point and they retain the information long-term."\r\n\r\nDon Dutra spent some of his 23-years as a Navy jet mechanic teaching ''mechanics school'' to Navy and Marine recruits. After separation from the military he decided to get the formal education necessary to continue a career as an educator.\r\n\r\nHe earned his A.S. and B.A. degrees while going to school at night and working full-time for SJVC. He took the FAA exam to get his Inspector Authorization license. Don''s experience allowed him to bypass additional training for the test. He passed on his first try.\r\n\r\n"Airframe and Powerplant certified mechanics with an IA endorsement is about the highest honor mechanics can achieve in their career," says Jason Alves, Academic Dean.\r\n\r\nDuring these years of balancing work, school, homework and home-life with his wife, Mary, Don lived the spread-thin life many of his students experience today. He can tell them first-hand that the end result is worth it.\r\n\r\n"I am the very first person in my family to ever earn a college degree," he says having grown up in Fresno in a family of eleven. But, he had good role models. "My mom worked hard her whole life, and my dad was a junk man who spent his life buying and selling cars, which is where I got my interest in engines."\r\n\r\nDon wants to make sure that his students get every bit of life and career experience he has to give them.\r\n\r\n"I want our students to walk away with something that serves them in long-term employment and, hopefully, happiness," he says. "When they walk away with their license, we know they''ve accomplished what they came here for and we''ve done what we are supposed to do."\r\n\r\nJudging from a long line of grads that stop by the campus, the successes are self-evident. Their claims of "I couldn’t have done it without you," and "I am amazed and surprised at how much we learn here and apply on the job," reinforce Don''s confidence in what the AMT program provides.\r\n\r\nToward this end, Don likes to plant seeds of wisdom and offer a little inspiration that might help his students get there from here.\r\n\r\n"I tell them that there will always be the stories about the pilot who saved the day or landed the plane safely," he says. "But, what you never hear about is the mechanic. It''s the mechanic – you – who puts that plane in the air; and it''s only going to stay there if you do your job right."\r\n\r\nDon''s words make a nice landing.', 'Aviation Maintenance instructor sees positive impact program has on students', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '3063-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 15:41:09', '2014-10-02 22:41:09', '', 3063, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/3063-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(13027, 4, '2014-10-02 15:46:04', '2014-10-02 22:46:04', '<a href="http://news.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Hesperia-Business-Administration-program-information-fair.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-13026" src="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Hesperia-Business-Administration-program-information-fair1-300x181.jpg" alt="Hesperia Business Administration program information fair" width="300" height="181" /></a>Twice each year for the last four years, <a title="Click to learn more about the SJVC Business Administration program." href="http://www.sjvc.edu/business-administration" target="_blank">Business Administration</a> students on the <a title="Click to learn more about the SJVC Victor Valley campus." href="http://www.sjvc.edu/victor-valley" target="_blank">Hesperia campus</a> have put on a Program Information Fair for the community, as part of their Business Leadership course. This year the BA program threw open the gates and invited all of the other business, medical and technical programs to participate.\r\n\r\nJust two years ago the Medical Assisting program joined the Fair, followed by the Pharmacy Technology program six months later. "I thought if I could do this with those two programs, I’ll just get the whole campus involved," says Douglas Patch, BA program instructor. "They all just jumped on board."\r\n\r\nStudents from each program – Business Administration, Medical Assisting, Medical Office, Pharmacy Technology, Industrial Technology, Criminal Justice and HVAC-R – set up 24 booths in 7 classrooms for the August 12th evening event. ASB students kept a comfortable flow of over 100 attendees from classroom to classroom.\r\n\r\n"Our primary goals were to build campus unity and strengthen relationships with employers and the community so that they are aware of us and what our students can do," says Mr. Patch. "We want to stimulate admissions by letting people see that there is a career college that develops professional and life skills in the subjects we teach."\r\n\r\nIt was also a great way for students to build teamwork, introduce each other to their program components and provide points of education to visitors. "Students got to see what other students are doing in their programs; and I think there is a lot of value in that," says Patch.\r\n\r\n"It gave me an opportunity to meet other school instructors, staff and students in other departments," says Sergio Alamo, Business student.\r\n\r\nMedical, business, home, nutrition and life tips were shared from each program’s knowledge base.\r\n\r\n"It was an opportunity for students in all programs to share best practices for the community and for each other," says Richard Matley, Campus Director. "Interviewing, building credit, health screening, electrical safety in the home, energy saving in the desert heat, prescription drug safety and other helpful and important life tips were shared."\r\n\r\nBoth community attendees and students walked away with a little better understanding of various professions and the services they provide.\r\n\r\n"I enjoyed working with ''patients'' at my station, which was responsible for doing the glucose tests," says Madelyn Lopez, Medical Office student. "I realized that this field is something that I will enjoy doing."\r\n\r\nWith the expanded momentum of total campus involvement, a greater number of people will benefit while students hone their skills, knowledge and professional services. Potential employers, also, will have a chance to measure program depth and scout potential new-hires about to graduate.\r\n\r\n"The Program Fair was a great way for our students to share their abilities and highlight SJVC’s Institutional Learning Objectives," says Mr. Patch. "Students demonstrate their ability of being great communicators, show their skills, develop professional topics and decorum, empower each other with confidence, demonstrate great citizenship and highlight their education."\r\n\r\nThe event ended with a big outside BBQ where students, instructors and visitors were able to share their experiences.\r\n\r\n"Students from all of the programs showed that they can unite as a group of professionals that can work together to achieve a common goal," says Doug Patch.\r\n\r\nThe faculty promises an even bigger event in the spring.', 'SJVC Program Information Fair benefits many', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '3045-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 15:46:04', '2014-10-02 22:46:04', '', 3045, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/3045-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13028, 4, '2014-10-02 15:48:01', '2014-10-02 22:48:01', 'The <a title="Click to learn more about SJVC''s Bakersfield campus." href="http://www.sjvc.edu/bakersfield" target="_blank">Bakersfield campus</a> Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting Club launched a campus-wide drive to raise funds for backpacks and school supplies for children at the Bakersfield Homeless Center (BHC).\n\n"We wanted to help out the children in our community," says <a title="Click to learn more about SJVC''s Medical Assistant program." href="http://www.sjvc.edu/medical-assistant" target="_blank">Medical Assisting</a> student, Stephanie Johnston. "There were so many children in need of a backpack and school supplies for the new school year, and we felt that we should contribute to that need."\n\nThe CAMA Club’s weekly food sales funded much-needed backpacks and supplies for children at the Center. "We know that our contribution made a difference to the children in need," says Stephanie.\n\nThe Bakersfield Homeless Center is a 174-bed facility that provides shelter, food and advocacy to those most in need – typically a single parent with children who have lost their home to personal or economic crisis.\n\n"Without the support and community partners such as the one we have with San Joaquin Valley College, we here at the Bakersfield Homeless Center would not be able to help our families and children," says Cindy Lyday, External Affairs Manager for the center. "We are grateful for the donation of backpacks made to our Back to School Backpack Drive and you helped us reach our goal of 500 backpacks!"\n\nMembers of the CAMA Club dropped off the collected backpacks at a local TV station.\n\n"BHC sleeps over 100 children a night and every school age child was thrilled when they got the chance to pick out the backpack they wanted for this school year," says Cindy. Excess backpacks are provided throughout the school year to new children needing the safety and comforts the Center provides.\n\nSJVC Bakersfield was happy to support Bakersfield Homeless Center’s mission.', 'CAMA Club Donates Backpacks to Kids at Shelter', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '3043-autosave-v1', '', '', '2014-10-02 15:48:01', '2014-10-02 22:48:01', '', 3043, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/3043-autosave-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(13054, 4, '2014-10-06 08:46:09', '2014-10-06 15:46:09', '<h2>What Accreditation Is and Why It Matters</h2>\r\nAccreditation is the process for evaluating and assuring the quality of education used by the American higher education community. Through accreditation, the higher education community shoulders the responsibility for monitoring the quality of the programs and services of member institutions.\r\n\r\n<img class="alignright wp-image-11946 size-full" src="http://sjvc-dev.devstage.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/SJVC-seal.jpg" alt="SJVC seal" width="346" height="330" />\r\n<h3>Institutional Accreditation</h3>\r\nSan Joaquin Valley College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 10 Commercial Blvd., Suite 204, Novato, CA 94949, (415) 506-0234, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the <a title="Click to go to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation website." href="http://www.chea.org/" target="_blank">Council for Higher Education Accreditation</a> and the <a title="Click to go to the U.S. Department of Education website." href="http://www.ed.gov/" target="_blank">U.S. Department of Education</a>. Additional information about accreditation, including the filing of complaints against member institutions, can be found at <a title="Click to go to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges website." href="http://www.accjc.org/" target="_blank">www.accjc.org</a>.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a title="View SJVC''s 2013 Self-Evaluation Report." href="http://static.sjvc.edu/_downloads/docs/ACCJC2013SelfEvaluationReport2.pdf" target="_blank">View</a> SJVC''s 2013 Self-Evaluation Report.</li>\r\n	<li><a title="Download the ACCJC Site Evaluation Report." href="http://static.sjvc.edu/_downloads/docs/ACCJC-Site-Evaluation-Report-03-2013.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> the ACCJC Site Evaluation Report.</li>\r\n	<li><a title="Read the ACCJC Letter Reaffirming SJVC''s Accreditation." href="http://static.sjvc.edu/_downloads/docs/ACCJC-Letter-Reaffirm-Accreditation.pdf" target="_blank">Read</a> the ACCJC Letter Reaffirming SJVC''s Accreditation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>State Approvals</h3>\r\nSan Joaquin Valley College is a private institution and is approved to operate as an accredited institution in the state of California by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE). BPPE physical address: 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95833; mailing address: P.O. Box 980818, West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818; phone (916) 431-6959; toll free (888) 370-7589; fax (916) 263-1897; website: <a title="Click to go to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education website." href="http://www.bppe.ca.gov/" target="_blank">www.bppe.ca.gov</a>.\r\n\r\n<a title="State Approvals" href="/admissions/accreditation/state-approvals">View State Approvals for SJVC</a>.\r\n<h3>Programmatic Accreditation</h3>\r\nClick on the links below to view accreditation for:\r\n\r\n<strong>Aviation Maintenance Technology\r\n</strong>The Aviation Maintenance Technology program is accredited by the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.\r\n\r\nFlight Standards District Office\r\n4955 E. Anderson Ave., Ste. 110\r\nFresno, CA 93727\r\n(559) 454-0286 | <a title="Click to go to the FAA''s website." href="http://www.faa.gov" target="_blank">http://www.faa.gov</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Criminal Justice: Corrections</strong>\r\nThe Criminal Justice: Corrections program is accredited by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/Corrections Standards Authority, and the Bureau of Security and Investigative Service (BSIS).\r\n\r\nCalifornia Commission on POST\r\n1601 Alhambra Blvd.\r\nSacramento, CA 95816-7083\r\n(916) 227-3909 | <a title="Click to go to the California POST website." href="http://www.post.ca.gov" target="_blank">http://www.post.ca.gov</a>\r\n\r\nCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/Corrections Standards Authority\r\n600 Bercut Drive\r\nSacramento, CA 95811\r\n(916) 445-5073 | <a title="Click to go to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/Corrections Standards Authority website." href="http://www.bscc.ca.gov/s_standardsandtrainingforcorrections.php" target="_blank">http://www.bscc.ca.gov/s_standardsandtrainingforcorrections.php</a>\r\n\r\nBureau of Security and Investigative Service\r\nPO Box 980550\r\nWest Sacramento, CA 980550\r\n(800) 952-5210 | <a title="Click to go to the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services website." href="http://www.bsis.ca.gov" target="_blank">http://www.bsis.ca.gov</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Dental Assisting</strong>\r\n\r\nThe SJVC Dental Assisting program is accredited by the Department of Consumer Affairs,  Dental Board of California.\r\n\r\nDental Board of California\r\n2005 Evergreen Street, Ste. 1550\r\nSacramento, CA 95815\r\n(916) 263-2300 | <a title="Click to go to the Dental Board of California''s website." href="http://www.dbc.ca.gov/" target="_blank">http://www.dbc.ca.gov </a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Dental Hygiene</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Dental Hygiene program is accredited by the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).\r\n\r\nCommission on Dental Accreditation\r\n211 East Chicago Ave\r\nChicago, IL 60611-2678\r\n(312) 440-2500 | <a title="Click to go to the Commission on Dental Accreditation''s website." href="http://www.ada.org/en/home-ada/coda" target="_blank">http://www.ada.org/en/home-ada/coda</a>\r\n\r\nThe San Diego San Joaquin Valley College Dental Hygiene Program is scheduled for review by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) on June 10-11, 2014. In accordance with the Commission’s accreditation policies, third-party comments are being solicited at this time. This notice is to inform students, faculty, patients and other interested parties of their right to submit comments to CODA regarding SJVC’s Dental Hygiene program adherence to accreditation standards. CODA is interested in the sustained quality of dental-related education programs, but does not intervene on behalf of individuals or act as a court of appeal for individuals in matters of admissions, appointment, promotion or dismissal of faculty, staff or students.\r\n\r\nA copy of the appropriate accreditation standards and/or the Commission’s policy on third-party comments may be obtained by contacting:\r\n\r\n<a title="Click to go to the American Dental Association''s website." href="http://www.ada.org" target="_blank">American Dental Association</a>\r\nCommission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)\r\n211 East Chicago Avenue\r\nChicago, IL 60611\r\n(800) 621-8099, extension 4653\r\n\r\n<strong>Emergency Services and Safety Management</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Emergency Services and Safety Management program is accredited by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and the Bureau of Security and Investigative Service (BSIS).\r\n\r\nCalifornia POST\r\n1601 Alhambra Blvd.\r\nSacramento, CA 95816-7083\r\n(916) 227-3909 | <a title="Click to go to the California POST website." href="http://www.post.ca.gov" target="_blank">http://www.post.ca.gov</a>\r\n\r\nBureau of Security and Investigative Service\r\nPO Box 980550\r\nWest Sacramento, CA 980550\r\n(800) 952-5210 | <a title="Click to go to the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services website." href="http://www.bsis.ca.gov" target="_blank">http://www.bsis.ca.gov</a>\r\n\r\nNational Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians\r\nRocco V. Morando Building\r\n6610 Busch Blvd.\r\nP.0. Box 29233\r\nColumbus, OH 43229\r\n(614) 888-4484 | <a title="Click to go to the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians website." href="http://www.nremt.org" target="_blank">http://www.nremt.org</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Physician Assistant</strong>\r\n\r\nAt its March 2014 meeting, the <a title="Click to go to the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant''s website." href="http://www.arc-pa.org/" target="_blank">Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)</a> placed the San Joaquin Valley College Physician Assistant program sponsored by San Joaquin Valley College on Accreditation-Probation status until no later than September 30, 2015, at which time the sponsoring institution will voluntarily withdraw from the accreditation process.\r\n\r\nThe institution and program have agreed to teach-out the currently enrolled students in accordance and compliance with the educational Standards for accredited programs. Should the program not comply with the Standards, thereby failing to provide an acceptable educational experience for its students, it is subject to having the accreditation status withdrawn.\r\n\r\nSpecific questions regarding the program and its plans should be directed to the Program Director and/or the appropriate institutional official(s).\r\n\r\nAccreditation – Probation is a temporary status of accreditation conferred when a program does not meet the Standards and when the capability of the program to provide an acceptable educational experience for its students is threatened. Once placed on probation, programs that still fail to comply with accreditation requirements in a timely manner, as specified by the ARC-PA, may be scheduled for a focused site visit and/or risk having their accreditation withdrawn.\r\n\r\n<strong>Registered Nursing</strong>\r\n\r\nSan Joaquin Valley College’s RN program is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN).\r\n\r\nBoard of Registered Nursing\r\n1747 North Market Blvd., Ste. 150\r\nSacramento, CA 95834\r\n(916) 322-3350 | <a title="Click to go to the Board of Registered Nursing''s website." href="http://www.rn.ca.gov/" target="_blank">http://www.rn.ca.gov/</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Respiratory Therapy</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Respiratory Therapy programs on the Rancho Cordova, Bakersfield, Ontario and Visalia campuses have been granted continuing accreditation by the <a title="Click to go to the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care''s website." href="http://www.coarc.com/" target="_blank">Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)</a>, 1248 Harwood Road, Bedford TX 76021, 1-817-283-2835.\r\n\r\nSJVC Temecula holds Provisional Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care. This status signifies that a program that has been granted an Approval of Intent has demonstrated sufficient compliance to initiate a program in accordance with the Standards through the completion and submission of an acceptable Self Study Report (PSSR) and other documentation required by the CoARC Board. The conferral of Provisional Accreditation denotes a new program that has made significant progress towards meeting the Standards of Accreditation.\r\n\r\nThe Temecula Respiratory Therapy program will remain on Provisional Accreditation until achieving Initial Accreditation. It is recognized by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) toward eligibility to the Respiratory Care Credentialing Examination(s). 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(13137, 1, '2014-10-16 10:14:14', '2014-10-16 17:14:14', '<h2>Online Courses Fit to Your Schedule</h2>\r\nAt SJVC, we understand that it can be a challenge to attend classes on a set schedule. That''s where our Online Programs come in.\r\n\r\nWe offer 5 programs that allow you to complete coursework whenever works best for you - whether that''s morning, afternoon or night. Our Online portal is available to online students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The interface also is simple to access and navigate, making the online learning experience convenient, flexible and designed for your success.\r\n\r\nOur online students find that they can receive academic and technical support when they need it. Students who experience technical issues can quickly get support from a remote SJVC technical support representative. If you have questions regarding coursework, want to connect with other students or need personal support, SJVC Online''s instructors, student advisors and online community are there to help.\r\n<h3>Resources</h3>\r\n<a title="View SJVC''s State Approvals." href="/admissions/accreditation/state-approvals">View SJVC''s State Approvals.</a>\r\n<blockquote>Want to know more about SJVC Online?</blockquote>\r\n<a title="Read our Online FAQs." href="/online-programs/online-faqs">Read our FAQs.</a>\r\n<blockquote>Still unsure if Online learning is right for you?</blockquote>\r\n<a title="Take our Online Learning Quiz." href="/online-programs/online-learning-quiz">Take our Online Learning Quiz.</a>\r\n<blockquote>Does your home set-up meet our technical requirements for SJVC Online students?</blockquote>\r\n<a title="Review SJVC Online''s Technical Requirements." href="/online-programs/technical-requirements">Review them here.</a>', 'Online Programs', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'open', '', '11095-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-16 10:14:14', '2014-10-16 17:14:14', '', 11095, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/11095-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13090, 17, '2014-10-09 10:00:20', '2014-10-09 17:00:20', '<a href="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/SJVC-Bakersfield-Medical-Office-graduate-Ruth-Benitez.jpg"><img src="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/SJVC-Bakersfield-Medical-Office-graduate-Ruth-Benitez-300x250.jpg" alt="SJVC Bakersfield Medical Office graduate Ruth Benitez" width="300" height="250" class="alignleft wp-image-13091 size-thumbnail" /></a>Ruth Benitez knew she was going to have to do something to make a better life for her two teenage sons, Freddy and Christopher. She had been working as a Benefits Specialist at Robert F. Kennedy Medical Plan for 16 years, but a divorce in 2010 created a new financial crisis for her small family.\r\n\r\n"I had to better myself for my children," says Ruth. She had checked out another local Bakersfield college and found that she would have to take a lot of general education classes before she could even begin to study her area of interest: Health care billing and coding. "I just wanted to get straight to it, and SJVC''s classes related to my career right away."\r\n\r\nRuth enrolled in <a href="/campuses/central-california/bakersfield" title="Click to go to SJVC''s Bakersfield College page.">Bakersfield</a>''s <a href="/programs/medical-and-dental/medical-office" title="Click to learn more about SJVC''s Medical Office programs.">Health Care Insurance Specialist (HCIS) program</a> and began, what turned out to be, 14 very difficult months of a balancing act she was not sure she could maintain. She commuted from Tehachapi to school an hour and a half round-trip every day, while working full-time and caring for her boys. They also managed to move twice that first year.\r\n\r\n"Sometimes I''d only get three or four hours of sleep at night," says Ruth. "I''d wake up early and make breakfast for my boys and still had to be at school at 7:15 a.m. They would wait for me to get home at ten o’clock at night to have dinner."\r\n\r\nRuth''s mom, Natividad, was worried it would be just too difficult for them all. “"She told me I wasn''t going to make it, that I had to take responsibility for my kids," she says. "I told her I would graduate with honors."\r\n\r\nA couple of things kept Ruth pushing toward her goals.\r\n\r\nMercedes Farmer, Ruth’s immediate supervisor, gave her the image she strived to emulate. "Every time I would hear her speak professionally to a group I would think, ''I’ve got to speak like her, act like her, in order to be someone,''" says Ruth. "I told her how much I looked up to her."\r\n\r\nMercedes watched her protégé grow in her knowledge, poise and confidence. "When I got an A, she would post it on the fridge in the back," Ruth admits.\r\n\r\nMuch to Ruth''s surprise, another gesture helped fuel her commitment to her HCIS program. "Other students in class started saying I was their role model," says Ruth. "It made me feel good that they were looking up to me and made me feel I can''t quit."\r\n\r\n"Ruth set a very good example for her fellow classmates," says instructor Michael Rugnao. "She was always very professional and pleasant in class."\r\n\r\nGraduation finally came last February, and Ruth made good on her promise to not only finish, but finish with honors. After the ceremony, she took great pride in placing her honors ribbon around her mom''s neck.\r\n\r\n"She started crying," says Ruth. "In my family, it is rare to have a college graduate. I am a single mom, and I made it!"\r\n\r\nWaiting for Ruth was the job of her dreams offered by her extern site. She took that position, but just a few months later her mentor, Mercedes, was able to lure her back with a position and salary that promised an exciting future.\r\n\r\nAs a newly minted Benefits and Claims Specialist, Ruth spends about half of her time reviewing claims for fraud, inappropriate codes, payment inaccuracies and other improprieties. "Now I know the full spectrum of how the insurance world works," says Ruth. "I am actually helping the Administrator with the Obama health care insurance plan, and it kind of feels special that they are including me in putting plans together."\r\n\r\nRuth''s territory includes California, Oregon and Washington, where she visits companies and makes presentations to employees about how HMOs work for them. "What I learned at school opened me up to how to talk to the public," says Ruth. "I''m more confident because I know what I''m talking about."\r\n\r\nRuth is pretty content with her accomplishments – and is inspired to take her success even further. "I want to be the director of a billing or insurance department; that''s my goal," she says. "And, I know that I need my Bachelor''s to do that."\r\n\r\nFirst, she is going to enjoy a little bit of life with her sons who have waited so patiently to have her back home.\r\n\r\n"I promised Freddy I''d buy him a car when he was 18, but I didn''t,” says Ruth. "But, I did when he was 19."\r\n\r\nA few more soccer games, a few more moving boxes unpacked, and Ruth will be ready to push her limits again.', 'Single mom makes family sacrifice pay off', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'single-mom-makes-family-sacrifice-pay', '', '', '2014-10-07 10:40:40', '2014-10-07 17:40:40', '', 0, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/?p=13090', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(13080, 4, '2014-10-07 09:50:52', '2014-10-07 16:50:52', '', 'SJVC Temecula enrollment services director Marcus Barnette', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', 'sjvc-temecula-enrollment-services-director-marcus-barnette', '', '', '2014-10-07 09:51:21', '2014-10-07 16:51:21', '', 0, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/SJVC-Temecula-enrollment-services-director-Marcus-Barnette.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(13085, 17, '2014-10-06 10:21:56', '2014-10-06 17:21:56', '<a href="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Temecula-campus-remembers-Frank-Varela.jpg"><img src="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Temecula-campus-remembers-Frank-Varela-300x250.jpg" alt="Temecula campus remembers Frank Varela" width="300" height="250" class="alignleft wp-image-13086 size-thumbnail" /></a>"You could tell Frank Varela was going to be one of the best we had," says John Hall, Dean of Student Services. It was a feeling shared by just about everyone who got to know Frank, while the 32-year-old was a Medical Assisting (MA) student at the Temecula campus.\r\n\r\nFrank''s life came to a tragic end on Saturday, Sept. 20th, when he was shot in the crossfire of a dispute between two motorcycle clubs gathered in Corona, Calif. Two other gunshot victims, including his brother, Lano, survived the conflict between the Mongols and Hell’s Angels that day.\r\n\r\nFrank, who was the first Varela to finish high school, served four years in the Navy as a firefighter and, at one time, worked as a correctional officer. Frank''s mother insists that Frank was not affiliated with either motorcycle club. He often rode his 2013 Harley with several childhood friends, many of whom were members of the Mongols.\r\n\r\nFrank thought a lot about his influence on his 7-year-old daughter, Alana Marie. "He had a very close relationship with his daughter," says Geneva Solis, a good friend of Frank''s at SJVC. "He was always talking about trying to raise her right."\r\n\r\nFrank Varela carried that kind of sensitivity for others with him at all times. He was the ''big brother'' to everyone in his family – even to those siblings who were older. He enjoyed being the provider of whatever they needed. That generous spirit touched everyone in his orbit.\r\n\r\n"In class he was beyond smart; everything had to be perfect," says Geneva. "I would always ask him for help and when he was done explaining [something], he would ask, ''Do you get it now…are you sure?''"\r\n\r\nFrank, who maintained a 4.0 GPA in his MA program, "was a stellar evening student on our campus," says Robyn Whiles, Campus Director. He was an active ASB member, a New Year, New Career Scholarship recipient and had a record of perfect attendance.\r\n\r\nHis muscular, tattooed appearance might have been a little foreboding on someone else, but Frank had a way about him that put others at ease immediately.\r\n\r\n"He was very charismatic, confident; one of those people you could talk to and after 5 minutes, you felt he knew you better than people who had known you for years," says John Hall. "Whether it was someone''s first day or last day, he would go and check up on them and see how they were doing."\r\n\r\nFrank also enjoyed being the center of attention. "He loved all eyes on him and loved to make people laugh," says Geneva. "He was kind of a big deal and he knew it. He always wanted to work hard and then have fun."\r\n\r\nFor this past week, the Temecula campus has conducted a Dress-down Day and bake sale to raise money for Frank''s family. So far they have collected over $500 to donate. Doing something positive is helping students soften their grief, just a little.\r\n\r\n"He made school better," says Geneva. "It''s so sad to see someone with so much potential, love and dedication gone. It really breaks my heart."', 'Temecula campus feels the loss of one of their best', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'temecula-campus-feels-loss-one-best', '', '', '2014-10-13 13:42:14', '2014-10-13 20:42:14', '', 0, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/?p=13085', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(13086, 17, '2014-10-07 10:20:22', '2014-10-07 17:20:22', '', 'Temecula campus remembers Frank Varela', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', 'temecula-campus-remembers-frank-varela', '', '', '2014-10-07 10:20:36', '2014-10-07 17:20:36', '', 13085, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Temecula-campus-remembers-Frank-Varela.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(13087, 17, '2014-10-07 10:21:56', '2014-10-07 17:21:56', '<a href="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Temecula-campus-remembers-Frank-Varela.jpg"><img src="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Temecula-campus-remembers-Frank-Varela-300x250.jpg" alt="Temecula campus remembers Frank Varela" width="300" height="250" class="alignleft wp-image-13086 size-thumbnail" /></a>"You could tell Frank Varela was going to be one of the best we had," says John Hall, Dean of Student Services. It was a feeling shared by just about everyone who got to know Frank, while the 32-year-old was a Medical Assisting (MA) student at the Temecula campus.\r\n\r\nFrank''s life came to a tragic end on Saturday, Sept. 20th, when he was shot in the crossfire of a dispute between two motorcycle clubs gathered in Corona, Calif. Two other gunshot victims, including his brother, Lano, survived the conflict between the Mongols and Hell’s Angels that day.\r\n\r\nFrank, who was the first Varela to finish high school, served four years in the Navy as a firefighter and, at one time, worked as a correctional officer. Frank''s mother insists that Frank was not affiliated with either motorcycle club. He often rode his 2013 Harley with several childhood friends, many of whom were members of the Mongols.\r\n\r\nFrank thought a lot about his influence on his 7-year-old daughter, Alana Marie. "He had a very close relationship with his daughter," says Geneva Solis, a good friend of Frank''s at SJVC. "He was always talking about trying to raise her right."\r\n\r\nFrank Varela carried that kind of sensitivity for others with him at all times. He was the ''big brother'' to everyone in his family – even to those siblings who were older. He enjoyed being the provider of whatever they needed. That generous spirit touched everyone in his orbit.\r\n\r\n"In class he was beyond smart; everything had to be perfect," says Geneva. "I would always ask him for help and when he was done explaining [something], he would ask, ''Do you get it now…are you sure?''"\r\n\r\nFrank, who maintained a 4.0 GPA in his MA program, "was a stellar evening student on our campus," says Robyn Whiles, Campus Director. He was an active ASB member, a New Year, New Career Scholarship recipient and had a record of perfect attendance.\r\n\r\nHis muscular, tattooed appearance might have been a little foreboding on someone else, but Frank had a way about him that put others at ease immediately.\r\n\r\n"He was very charismatic, confident; one of those people you could talk to and after 5 minutes, you felt he knew you better than people who had known you for years," says John Hall. "Whether it was someone''s first day or last day, he would go and check up on them and see how they were doing."\r\n\r\nFrank also enjoyed being the center of attention. "He loved all eyes on him and loved to make people laugh," says Geneva. "He was kind of a big deal and he knew it. He always wanted to work hard and then have fun."\r\n\r\nFor this past week, the Temecula campus has conducted a Dress-down Day and bake sale to raise money for Frank''s family. So far they have collected over $500 to donate. Doing something positive is helping students soften their grief, just a little.\r\n\r\n"He made school better," says Geneva. "It''s so sad to see someone with so much potential, love and dedication gone. It really breaks my heart."', 'Temecula campus feels the loss of one of their best', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '13085-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-07 10:21:56', '2014-10-07 17:21:56', '', 13085, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/13085-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13083, 17, '2014-10-07 09:56:00', '2014-10-07 16:56:00', '<img class="alignleft wp-image-13080 size-thumbnail" src="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/SJVC-Temecula-enrollment-services-director-Marcus-Barnette-300x250.jpg" alt="SJVC Temecula enrollment services director Marcus Barnette" width="300" height="250" />Almost ten years ago something happened to irrevocably shape Marcus Barnette''s very existence: An emergency appendectomy very nearly ruptured and took his life.\r\n\r\nIt began with a sharp pain that intensified beyond bearable. "I screamed like a baby when Jo-Ann touched my side," says Marcus. After emergency surgery, the doctor told his wife that it was one of the worst appendixes he had ever seen that did not rupture.\r\n\r\nMarcus left the hospital two days later with a new realization. "That experience helped me to appreciate life more," he says. "I think God blessed me with another chance and feel I have an obligation and an opportunity to touch someone''s life in a positive way."\r\n\r\nAs Enrollment Services Director for the <a title="Click to learn about SJVC''s Temecula College." href="/campuses/southern-california/temecula">Temecula</a> campus, Marcus has found lots of opportunity to act on his new sense of responsibility. He heads up an Admissions Team that makes sure that prospective students who come to the Temecula campus are provided with excellent support as they tour the campus, participate in a career planning session, and decide on an education and training program that will meet their career goals.\r\n\r\n"I enjoy helping people find their right path," says Marcus, who knows a little something about choosing the wrong path. "I was steered in the wrong direction in high school and got into an engineering program at USC. I wasted my first two years before I changed direction and got my business degree."\r\n\r\nMarcus comes to work every day looking for ways to make a positive connection with others – that touch that lifts them a little higher.\r\n\r\n"We never know what''s going on in other parts of people''s lives, what they''re struggling with," says Marcus. "We have an opportunity to be either a thermometer or a thermostat. A thermometer just takes the temperature of whatever surrounds it in the atmosphere; but a thermostat has the ability to change the temperature around it. I try to create a positive atmosphere or temperature around me."\r\n\r\n"Marcus is a bright spot in every day, and he fills the halls with enthusiasm and positiveness," says Robyn Whiles, Campus Director. "Often you find him sitting at the picnic tables, talking with students who seek him out and feel comfortable sharing personal concerns with him."\r\n\r\nMarcus feels it is important to give students more than an education, more than the keys to a new career. "The most important thing we do is help people regain their confidence," he says. "Give them confidence that they can get into a professional field, that they do have a value that is important to them, as well as to their family."\r\n\r\nFor Marcus, touching lives is both personal and professional. "I really enjoy what we do, how we care about the success of our students," he says. "I''ve got five colleges within 15 minutes of where I live, but I drive 35 miles to Temecula because I really believe in what we do here at SJVC."\r\n\r\nGiving to others is as natural as breathing to Marcus. Maybe that is why he is one of the most recognized employees on campus. Among his many awards are: Circle of Excellence Award for Retention, twice, 3-time Circle of Excellence Award recipient, Top High School Rep (college-wide) and Temecula’s TOP (Temecula Outstanding Performer) Award. Most cherished are the nominations he received from staff and faculty for weekly Fred Factor recognition that acknowledges those who "make the ordinary extraordinary." The Fred Factor''s mission is to "continually create new value for those you love and work with through dedication, passion and creativity."\r\n\r\nMarcus credits his mom, Anita, with instilling in him at an early age the importance of working hard and treating others with respect. "She grew up in the projects in Boston and is a product of career education," he says. "She wanted to be a doctor and couldn''t afford it, so she became an ultrasound technician, and 40 years later, at 73, is still working. I like to tell prospective students about her."\r\n\r\nMarcus has been strongly influenced by loving people and life-altering experiences. His take-away is a little something he came up with that says it all: "Every day is a gift; open it with excitement."\r\n\r\n"Some days I might wish it was wrapped differently…some days I might want to give it back," he laughs. But, whatever the day brings he will find something positive in it and make sure to pass it along to someone else.', 'Touch a Life is Enrollment Services Director’s greatest ambition', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'touch-life-enrollment-services-directors-greatest-ambition', '', '', '2014-12-30 15:04:12', '2014-12-30 23:04:12', '', 0, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/?p=13083', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(13084, 17, '2014-10-07 09:56:00', '2014-10-07 16:56:00', '<img class="alignleft wp-image-13080 size-thumbnail" src="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/SJVC-Temecula-enrollment-services-director-Marcus-Barnette-300x250.jpg" alt="SJVC Temecula enrollment services director Marcus Barnette" width="300" height="250" />Almost ten years ago something happened to irrevocably shape Marcus Barnette''s very existence: An emergency appendectomy very nearly ruptured and took his life.\r\n\r\nIt began with a sharp pain that intensified beyond bearable. "I screamed like a baby when Jo-Ann touched my side," says Marcus. After emergency surgery, the doctor told his wife that it was one of the worst appendixes he had ever seen that did not rupture.\r\n\r\nMarcus left the hospital two days later with a new realization. "That experience helped me to appreciate life more," he says. "I think God blessed me with another chance and feel I have an obligation and an opportunity to touch someone''s life in a positive way."\r\n\r\nAs Enrollment Services Director for the <a title="Click to learn about SJVC''s Temecula College." href="/campuses/southern-california/temecula">Temecula</a> campus, Marcus has found lots of opportunity to act on his new sense of responsibility. He heads up an Admissions Team that makes sure that prospective students who come to the Temecula campus are provided with excellent support as they tour the campus, participate in a career planning session, and decide on an education and training program that will meet their career goals.\r\n\r\n"I enjoy helping people find their right path," says Marcus, who knows a little something about choosing the wrong path. "I was steered in the wrong direction in high school and got into an engineering program at USC. I wasted my first two years before I changed direction and got my business degree."\r\n\r\nMarcus comes to work every day looking for ways to make a positive connection with others – that touch that lifts them a little higher.\r\n\r\n"We never know what''s going on in other parts of people''s lives, what they''re struggling with," says Marcus. "We have an opportunity to be either a thermometer or a thermostat. A thermometer just takes the temperature of whatever surrounds it in the atmosphere; but a thermostat has the ability to change the temperature around it. I try to create a positive atmosphere or temperature around me."\r\n\r\n"Marcus is a bright spot in every day, and he fills the halls with enthusiasm and positiveness," says Robyn Whiles, Campus Director. "Often you find him sitting at the picnic tables, talking with students who seek him out and feel comfortable sharing personal concerns with him."\r\n\r\nMarcus feels it is important to give students more than an education, more than the keys to a new career. "The most important thing we do is help people regain their confidence," he says. "Give them confidence that they can get into a professional field, that they do have a value that is important to them, as well as to their family."\r\n\r\nFor Marcus, touching lives is both personal and professional. "I really enjoy what we do, how we care about the success of our students," he says. "I''ve got five colleges within 15 minutes of where I live, but I drive 35 miles to Temecula because I really believe in what we do here at SJVC."\r\n\r\nGiving to others is as natural as breathing to Marcus. Maybe that is why he is one of the most recognized employees on campus. Among his many awards are: Circle of Excellence Award for Retention, twice, 3-time Circle of Excellence Award recipient, Top High School Rep (college-wide) and Temecula’s TOP (Temecula Outstanding Performer) Award. Most cherished are the nominations he received from staff and faculty for weekly Fred Factor recognition that acknowledges those who "make the ordinary extraordinary." The Fred Factor''s mission is to "continually create new value for those you love and work with through dedication, passion and creativity."\r\n\r\nMarcus credits his mom, Anita, with instilling in him at an early age the importance of working hard and treating others with respect. "She grew up in the projects in Boston and is a product of career education," he says. "She wanted to be a doctor and couldn''t afford it, so she became an ultrasound technician, and 40 years later, at 73, is still working. I like to tell prospective students about her."\r\n\r\nMarcus has been strongly influenced by loving people and life-altering experiences. His take-away is a little something he came up with that says it all: "Every day is a gift; open it with excitement."\r\n\r\n"Some days I might wish it was wrapped differently…some days I might want to give it back," he laughs. But, whatever the day brings he will find something positive in it and make sure to pass it along to someone else.', 'Touch a Life is Enrollment Services Director’s greatest ambition', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '13083-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-07 09:56:00', '2014-10-07 16:56:00', '', 13083, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/13083-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(13092, 17, '2014-10-07 10:40:40', '2014-10-07 17:40:40', '<a href="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/SJVC-Bakersfield-Medical-Office-graduate-Ruth-Benitez.jpg"><img src="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/SJVC-Bakersfield-Medical-Office-graduate-Ruth-Benitez-300x250.jpg" alt="SJVC Bakersfield Medical Office graduate Ruth Benitez" width="300" height="250" class="alignleft wp-image-13091 size-thumbnail" /></a>Ruth Benitez knew she was going to have to do something to make a better life for her two teenage sons, Freddy and Christopher. She had been working as a Benefits Specialist at Robert F. Kennedy Medical Plan for 16 years, but a divorce in 2010 created a new financial crisis for her small family.\r\n\r\n"I had to better myself for my children," says Ruth. She had checked out another local Bakersfield college and found that she would have to take a lot of general education classes before she could even begin to study her area of interest: Health care billing and coding. "I just wanted to get straight to it, and SJVC''s classes related to my career right away."\r\n\r\nRuth enrolled in <a href="/campuses/central-california/bakersfield" title="Click to go to SJVC''s Bakersfield College page.">Bakersfield</a>''s <a href="/programs/medical-and-dental/medical-office" title="Click to learn more about SJVC''s Medical Office programs.">Health Care Insurance Specialist (HCIS) program</a> and began, what turned out to be, 14 very difficult months of a balancing act she was not sure she could maintain. She commuted from Tehachapi to school an hour and a half round-trip every day, while working full-time and caring for her boys. They also managed to move twice that first year.\r\n\r\n"Sometimes I''d only get three or four hours of sleep at night," says Ruth. "I''d wake up early and make breakfast for my boys and still had to be at school at 7:15 a.m. They would wait for me to get home at ten o’clock at night to have dinner."\r\n\r\nRuth''s mom, Natividad, was worried it would be just too difficult for them all. “"She told me I wasn''t going to make it, that I had to take responsibility for my kids," she says. "I told her I would graduate with honors."\r\n\r\nA couple of things kept Ruth pushing toward her goals.\r\n\r\nMercedes Farmer, Ruth’s immediate supervisor, gave her the image she strived to emulate. "Every time I would hear her speak professionally to a group I would think, ''I’ve got to speak like her, act like her, in order to be someone,''" says Ruth. "I told her how much I looked up to her."\r\n\r\nMercedes watched her protégé grow in her knowledge, poise and confidence. "When I got an A, she would post it on the fridge in the back," Ruth admits.\r\n\r\nMuch to Ruth''s surprise, another gesture helped fuel her commitment to her HCIS program. "Other students in class started saying I was their role model," says Ruth. "It made me feel good that they were looking up to me and made me feel I can''t quit."\r\n\r\n"Ruth set a very good example for her fellow classmates," says instructor Michael Rugnao. "She was always very professional and pleasant in class."\r\n\r\nGraduation finally came last February, and Ruth made good on her promise to not only finish, but finish with honors. After the ceremony, she took great pride in placing her honors ribbon around her mom''s neck.\r\n\r\n"She started crying," says Ruth. "In my family, it is rare to have a college graduate. I am a single mom, and I made it!"\r\n\r\nWaiting for Ruth was the job of her dreams offered by her extern site. She took that position, but just a few months later her mentor, Mercedes, was able to lure her back with a position and salary that promised an exciting future.\r\n\r\nAs a newly minted Benefits and Claims Specialist, Ruth spends about half of her time reviewing claims for fraud, inappropriate codes, payment inaccuracies and other improprieties. "Now I know the full spectrum of how the insurance world works," says Ruth. "I am actually helping the Administrator with the Obama health care insurance plan, and it kind of feels special that they are including me in putting plans together."\r\n\r\nRuth''s territory includes California, Oregon and Washington, where she visits companies and makes presentations to employees about how HMOs work for them. "What I learned at school opened me up to how to talk to the public," says Ruth. "I''m more confident because I know what I''m talking about."\r\n\r\nRuth is pretty content with her accomplishments – and is inspired to take her success even further. "I want to be the director of a billing or insurance department; that''s my goal," she says. "And, I know that I need my Bachelor''s to do that."\r\n\r\nFirst, she is going to enjoy a little bit of life with her sons who have waited so patiently to have her back home.\r\n\r\n"I promised Freddy I''d buy him a car when he was 18, but I didn''t,” says Ruth. "But, I did when he was 19."\r\n\r\nA few more soccer games, a few more moving boxes unpacked, and Ruth will be ready to push her limits again.', 'Single mom makes family sacrifice pay off', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '13090-revision-v1', '', '', '2014-10-07 10:40:40', '2014-10-07 17:40:40', '', 13090, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/13090-revision-v1', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(13093, 17, '2014-10-08 10:00:39', '2014-10-08 17:00:39', '<a href="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/SJVC-Rancho-Cordova-participates-in-NICU-Reunion.jpg"><img src="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/SJVC-Rancho-Cordova-participates-in-NICU-Reunion-300x250.jpg" alt="SJVC Rancho Cordova participates in NICU Reunion" width="300" height="250" class="alignleft wp-image-13094 size-thumbnail" /></a>More than 500 babies, toddlers, children and their parents gathered at Carmichael Park on Sept. 13th for a reunion hosted by Dignity Health''s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This annual event brings back many children who were once so dependent upon the professional treatment that may have well saved their little lives.\r\n\r\n"Dignity Health holds a NICU reunion every year for babies that have been treated in their unit," says Amy Bianco, <a href="/campuses/northern-california/rancho-cordova" title="Click to learn more about SJVC''s Rancho Cordova College.">Rancho Cordova</a> Dean of Student Services. "It''s a huge event with lots of babies, toddlers, children and their families – all of whom have been touched by the staff that work in the NICU."\r\n\r\nThis is the first year that SJVC''s <a href="/programs/medical-and-dental/respiratory-therapy" title="Click to learn more about SJVC''s Respiratory Therapy program.">Respiratory Therapy</a> (RT) students took part in this reunion and celebration of young lives. Instructor Jodilee Prophet and 14 students spent the day volunteering for set-up, checking families in, providing craft support, answering attendee questions, serving food/drinks, performing face-painting and cleaning up.\r\n\r\nParticipating RT students were: Heather Whatmore (Team Leader), Gennovieve Ciobanasieo, Joy Serban, Jill Luong, Tiffany Yerxa, Zac Zoeller, Amanda Oliver, Breanne Knight, Robert Wallace, Sarah Rice, Matthew Harbawi, Joseph Castro, Sam Cartacai, Aaron Kulukjian and Vladimir Lobkov.\r\n\r\n"It was an extremely rewarding experience to interact with the families and children who have graduated from Dignity''s NICU," says Heather Whatmore, RT student. "Seeing the families and children outside of the hospital setting and hearing their stories is something that won''t soon be forgotten."\r\n\r\nVolunteer work in the community has always been an important part of SJVC''s educational process – especially for students in medical programs. It gives students a chance to interact with the public and professionals in their fields, while providing a much-needed service to the communities they will serve.\r\n\r\nThe assistance provided by the Respiratory Therapy students was greatly appreciated by the hospital.\r\n\r\n"The help the RCP students provided the Dignity Health NICU Reunion on Saturday was tremendous," says Michelle Donahoo, RCP, RRT-NPS, Regional NRP Instructor/Coordinator. "I cannot even begin to tell you how professional and caring they were."\r\n\r\nStudents enjoyed working shoulder-to-shoulder with professionals in their field of study. "It was a great opportunity to meet the doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists that were a part of the healing of so many wonderful children," says Heather.', 'Lots of little people gather for day of fun', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lots-little-people-gather-day-fun', '', '', '2014-10-07 11:02:12', '2014-10-07 18:02:12', '', 0, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/?p=13093', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(13096, 17, '2014-10-10 10:00:24', '2014-10-10 17:00:24', '<a href="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/SJVC-Rancho-Cordova-participates-in-Backpack-Drive.jpg"><img src="http://www.sjvc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/SJVC-Rancho-Cordova-participates-in-Backpack-Drive-300x250.jpg" alt="SJVC Rancho Cordova participates in Backpack Drive" width="300" height="250" class="alignright wp-image-13097 size-thumbnail" /></a>Rancho Cordova students came through for Mills Elementary School with a Backpack Drive and Back-to-School Fair last month.\r\n\r\nWorking in conjunction with the Folsom Cordova Community Partnership and other volunteers the Partnership recruited, four SJVC <a href="/programs/medical-and-dental/respiratory-therapy" title="Click to learn about SJVC''s Respiratory Therapy program.">Respiratory Therapy</a> (RT) students led the charge on campus to collect school supplies and donations for backpacks. Students brought in lots of much-needed items, such as notebooks, markers and other supplies that would eventually fill 13 backpacks.\r\n\r\nRT students taking a leadership role in this effort were: Matt Harbawi, Tiffany Yerxa, Amanda Oliver and Genovieve Ciobanasiu.\r\n\r\n"This is the second year that the <a href="/campuses/northern-california/rancho-cordova" title="Click to learn about SJVC''s Rancho Cordova College.">Rancho Cordova campus</a> has volunteered time and donated school supplies," says Amy Bianco, Dean of Student Services.\r\n\r\nThe combined School Fair and Backpack Drive provided over 177 packs filled with grade appropriate school supplies. "Many parents reported that the backpack would be the only ''new'' item their children will have to start off the school year," says Christopher Clark, Resource Development Manager for Folsom Cordova Community Partnership.\r\n\r\nMany children at Mills Elementary School are enjoying important tools they need to do their schoolwork because a community pulled together.\r\n\r\n"A giant ''thank you!'' to all of our collaborating partners," says Chris Clark. "Without your contributions, this event would not take place."', 'Elementary School benefits from students'' effort', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'elementary-school-benefits-students-effort', '', '', '2014-10-13 09:59:56', '2014-10-13 16:59:56', '', 0, 'http://www.sjvc.edu/?p=13096', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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